Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
The Key to NATO Solidarity: an Open Door Policy
The new crises and threats from Russia and East would be an opportunity to increase the solidarity of NATO. The solidarity of NATO will be strengthened by consolidating the transatlantic links between Europe and the US – particularly in terms of their open door policy – thereby tightening the solidarity and security not only within borders, but...
Moving Forward from Crimea: Cohesion for Modern NATO
In the wake of a wave of tension with Russia, NATO now faces new challenges and threats on many fronts. In order to unify its 28 members, the Alliance needs to pursue compromise and coordination, and rally the public will behind itself in the face of nationalist sentiment. …read more Source: Atlantic...
School of Hard Knocks: Lessons from Crises show NATO Path Forwards
A series of different calamities have struck Europe one after the other in recent years from the 2008 recession, to the Ukrainian Crisis, to the migrant crisis. Taking a deeper look at the underlying causes of these issues and how they can help inform future decisions offers NATO the opportunity to formulate a coherent strategy moving forwards....
NATO and Russia: a Sisyphean Cycle of Escalation?
Today, on July 13, the NATO-Russia Council will hold its first meeting, albeit at an ambassadorial level, since cooperation under its auspices was suspended in April 2014 in response to the Kremlin’s aggression in Ukraine. Both NATO and Russia continue to have “profound and persistent disagreements,” but in light of intensifying...
Russian court rejects Navalny slander lawsuit over state TV ’spy’ claims
The verdict is in: accusing someone on Russian state television of being a Western spy with no evidence to substantiate the claim does not constitute slander — at least if that someone is opposition leader Aleksei Navalny. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Memorial demands Russia release Ukrainian Maidan Activist after surreal trial
The renowned rights group has demolished the charges against 22-year-old Andriy Kolomiyets, but also points out that the main indictment is grotesque since a court under Russian law has no jurisdiction over events between Ukrainian nationals in Ukraine. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Ukraine’s Art Arsenal: Where Culture and Politics Crossed Swords
During his July 7 visit to Kyiv, US Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the United States will pour an additional $23 million in aid into Ukraine. Radiating sincerity, President Petro Poroshenko said this decision was a “vivid reflection of a deep trust that the United States has for Ukraine” as well as Ukraine’s “commitment to...
CASE experts on fragile security of the EU Neighborhood region
Language English In the context of the recent Warsaw NATO summit as well as newly published EU Global Strategy for Foreign and Security Policy, we encourage you to read three reports written by CASE experts for the European Union institutions. Natalia Shapovalova and Olga Burlyuk analyzed the situation of national minorities in Crimea. The report...
Mongolian Dam Funding Paused Over Russian Concerns
In a rare show of unity, the Kremlin and environmental groups concur on the risks posed to unique Lake Baikal by the proposed dam. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
NATO’s Mounting Internal Challenges
Ted Galen Carpenter The Warsaw summit, which took place on July 8 and 9, occurred at a time when the challenges facing the venerable North Atlantic Treaty Organization have never been more serious. Despite the usual expressions of alliance solidarity, there are numerous troubling developments that are likely to plague NATO in the coming months...
