Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Putin’s Last Chance?
08/12/2016 A year ago, Center for Army, Conversion and Disarmament (CACDS) predicted continued strengthening of global turbulence with increasing destabilization in August-September 2016. Corrosion of the system of international relations, the United Nations impotence, OSCE and other international organizations, the concept of the EU crisis, the...
Is the US electoral system really ‘rigged’?
Many have speculated how a Trump victory would affect the U.S., but few have thought about the consequences of a Trump loss. After falling behind Hillary Clinton in the polls, Donald Trump has already developed a narrative for his exit: The election was rigged. So how likely is a rigged vote? Full-throated claims Last week Trump told Fox News:...
A Problem of Perception: How to Promote a Modern Ukraine
Art-project “Depersonalization”. Kiev, Ukraine. Photo by Ruslan Kapral, some rights reserved. …read more Source: Woodrow Wilson International Center for...
Let It Go
Written by Alexander J. Motyl Source: Foreign Policy Ukraine’s occupied Donbas region is a pointless burden. It’s time for Kyiv to accept that it’s better off without it. Although the Russo-Ukrainian war appears to have been largely forgotten in the West, it’s still claiming lives every day. Indeed, the last two months...
Russian Build-Up In and Around Ukraine: August 12, 2016
Download the PDF An ongoing Russian military build-up on Ukraine’s borders may indicate preparations for conventional military conflict. It certainly marks a dramatic escalation of tensions that will have significant repercussions in Ukraine. Russia has deployed additional military forces and systems to Ukraine’s northern, eastern,...
The Ron Paul Conference
If you haven’t already registered for the Ron Paul Institute’s Peace and Prosperity Conference, now would be a great time to do so. When I spoke to RPI’s executive director Daniel McAdams about the conference a few weeks ago, he said that tickets were going fast and that space was limited. The date is Saturday, September 10,...
Crimea Tensions in Russia, Ukraine Media
August 12, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
The deteriorating military situation in the Donbas
It may be assumed that Russia intends to use the present escalation of exchanges of fire to put more pressure on Kyiv, and mainly on the West. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Controversial Russian Anti-Terrorism Law Hits First Target
Krishna follower faces sanctions for speaking to passers-by and handing out religious books. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
War of Words Over Crimea Continues
Tension between Moscow and Kyiv rises to highest level since a shaky cease-fire took hold in eastern Ukraine last winter. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
