Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
What Poroshenko Said and Didn’t Say
Unsurprisingly Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko kicked off his annual televised address to parliament on September 6 with words of unity. “At a time when Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is still ongoing, when the military threat from the east is the most difficult strategic challenge, the issue of national unity and political...
Assessing Theresa May’s First International Summit
The British Prime Minister Theresa May attended her first international forum at the G20 Summit in China between 4-5 September. RUSI Deputy Director-General Professor Malcolm Chalmers and Dr Jonathan Eyal RUSI associate director assesses the Prime Minister’s performance and the future prospects for UK foreign policy. More Brexit Briefings...
Crimea cannot be returned to Ukraine, Czech president says
Ukraine cannot get back the Crimea peninsula, although Russia took it by annexation, Czech President Milos Zeman was quoted as saying on Friday (9 September). …read more Source:...
Kiev Arbitration Days 2016: Think Big! (KAD-2016)
Kiev Arbitration Days 2016: Think Big! Ukrainian Bar Association is happy to announce the next Kiev Arbitration Days 2016: Think Big! (KAD-2016) which will take place on 3 November 2016 in Radisson Blu Hotel, Kiev, Ukraine. The conference is conducted under the auspices of the Ukrainian Bar Association. KAD-2016 will bring together world-class...
The State of the Union debate in the European Parliament, 2016 [Plenary Podcast]
Written by Eva-Maria Poptcheva, Daniel Noguero / European Union 2015, European Parliament The 2016 State of the Union debate in the European Parliament comes at a time of severe challenges for the European Union, ranging from the refugee and migration crisis and the situation in Turkey and Ukraine, to the uncertainties following the UK referendum...
Welcome to Ukraine
This cartoon has been created by Philip Maruschak on request of the Institute of World Policy. …read more Source: Institute of World...
Putin, IS and military preparedness: Six essential reads
Editor’s note: The following is a collection of archival stories related to military preparedness, combating IS and Russian President Vladimir Putin. This week, presidential candidates Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump took part in the “commander-in-chief forum” on NBC-TV. The candidates answered questions about national...
The Top Ten Things Ukraine’s Parliament Needs to Do This Fall
Despite the ruling coalition’s fragility in parliament, civil society activists hope MPs will unite over crucial initiatives to ensure the passage of these ten changes: …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Russia uses threats to claim legitimacy through illegal elections in occupied Crimea
Crimean Tatar Mejlis leader Refat Chubarov has addressed all Crimeans calling on them to boycott the Russian parliamentary elections which Russia is insisting on holding in annexed Crimea. His appeal coincides with a Ukrainian parliamentary resolution asking the international community to join Ukraine in not recognizing the elections in Crimea....
Massive Russian Troop Deployments and Exercises Held Close to Ukraine
The Russian Armed Forces have begun their pre-announced strategic military exercise “Kavkaz 2016” in Crimea, the North Caucasus, and the Black and Caspian Seas. Reportedly, the exercise, held on September 5–10, “will test the battle-readiness of troops, new weapons, as well as command-and control equipment.” The officially announced number of...
