Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Armenia – Country on Fire
By Ján Cingel. After a failed military coup in Turkey, another unexpected drama of this summer took place in neighbouring Armenia. Although it received much less coverage in the global media, its implications are also important for the wider region and beyond, argues Jan Cingel (who personally witnessed the recent events in Yerevan) in the...
Russians crawl. Are Ukraine ready to open war with Russia.
Will the Ukraine to confront a new wave of Russian aggression, garter to the northern and eastern borders of our country’s military groups Dmitry Bruise When in August 2014 on the eastern borders of Ukraine began to collect Russian troops, all were convinced that the Kremlin flexes its muscles. Experts explained why never be Russian tanks...
Chisinau Grumbles at Russian Military Exercises in Transdniester
The breakaway region remains a bone of contention between Moldova and Russia as signs grow of Moscow’s growing popularity among Moldovans. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine’s Olympic Athletes Warned to Avoid Russian Media
August 5, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Poland Won’t Lift Restrictions on Kaliningrad Border
Residents of Russian exclave deprived of visa-free regime for an unspecified period of time over security concerns. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Fields Stripped-Down Olympic Team
Battered by multiple doping scandals, the country hopes Rio Games will restore its proud sporting tradition. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
If Trump loses the election, the first week of August will be blamed
It turns out there’s a line that even Donald Trump can’t cross with impunity. In the course of the most bizarre 14 months in modern American political history, Trump has mocked a disabled reporter, insinuated that Mexican immigrants are rapists and murderers, suggested that an American-born judge with Mexican ancestry is...
Crimean Tatar leader faces 5-year sentence for saying Russia must leave Crimea & Donbas
Russia’s prosecution of Crimean Tatar leader Ilmi Umerov on ‘separatism’ charges for rejecting Russia’s occupation of Crimea is political persecution, the authoritative Memorial Human Rights Centre has stated. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Turkey and the South Caucasus: An opportunity for soft regionalism?
In recent months, the regions surrounding the South Caucasus have been beset by new instability and conflict. The tenuous ceasefire in Ukraine is barely holding, but Russia shows no intention of withdrawing from its annexation of Crimea despite the West’s punitive sanctions. Chaos and violence reign in Syria and unrest has increased in Iraq...
How the International Media Enables Russian Aggression in Ukraine
Why has the media been so cautious about Russia’s role in the conflict? It is not due to a lack of evidence. Proof of Russian involvement has been overwhelming since the early days of the fighting in eastern Ukraine …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
