Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Turkish Leader Pledges Closer Relationship With Russia
In St. Petersburg, Erdogan is expecting praise for his crackdown at home, and understanding of his Syria policy. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Apple in Russian Price-Fixing Probe
Local resellers may have conspired with the Silicon Valley tech giant to overcharge consumers, the anti-monopoly service says. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
What’s the matter with Austria?
This op-ed was originally published in Project Syndicate. Austria was once lauded as Germany’s more successful neighbor, one of Europe’s fastest-growing countries. But its economy has been sputtering since 2012, with GDP up last year by a meager 0.7%; only Greece and Finland performed more poorly. And Austria’s unemployment rate...
Why save a computer virus?
Hex code from the Blaster worm reveals the potential motivations of the worm’s creator. Ward MoermanOn average, 82,000 new malware threats are created each day. These include all sorts of malicious software – like computer viruses, computer worms and ransomware. Some are pranks or minor annoyances; others seek to pilfer data or extort...
Pentagon, CIA Form Praetorian Guard for Clinton as Warmonger President
Former director of the Central Intelligence Agency Michael J. Morell is the latest in a phalanx of senior US military-intelligence figures who are shedding any pretense of political neutrality and giving their full-throated endorsement to Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. In a New York Times opinion piece, Morell starkly backed...
Should the West Fear a Turkey-Russia Convergence?
August 8, 2016 In each installment of “CGI Asks,” a selection of experts respond to a question on the latest developments in Russia and Eurasia. In the run-up to the widely anticipated meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in St. Petersburg on August 9, we asked experts to consider the extent...
Ukrainian Separatist Leader Survives Bomb Blast
Whether the result of a Ukrainian military plot or infighting in rebel ranks, the attempted assassination underlines rising tensions in the Donbas. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Judoka Wins Historic Gold for Kosovo in Rio
Russia’s entire Paralympic team banned over doping scandal. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian tanks follow new crack-down on independent media in occupied Crimea
Further attempts to create an information blockade on Russian-occupied Crimea were followed this weekend by a block on the crossings between mainland Ukraine and Crimea, claims of Ukrainian ‘terrorist subversion’ and major deployment of heavy military equipment …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
How can Deutsche Welle take part in a Russian propaganda trip to Crimea?
The German public broadcaster’s commitment to rule of law and to impartial reporting is placed in question by participation of its journalists in a recent propaganda trip to Crimea organized by the Russian Foreign Ministry, as well as by reports omitting crucial information and words that might offend Russia. …read more Source:...
