Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Putin to Merkel, Hollande: Help avoid Ukraine escalation
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande to use their influence to help prevent any escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Putin expressed his concerns about the state of a shaky truce between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists in...
How Russia has prepared for aggression against Ukraine for 10 years
The key objective is to recapture Ukraine, which should dramatically increase Russia’s demographic, political, economic, military and other resources. In the irrational worldview of the “Kremlin dreamers”, restoring control over Kyiv – “the mother of all cities”, capital and ancestral home of Eastern Slavic Orthodoxy – is a vital interest...
A European “Special Relationship”? The French View on Germany and NATO
Transatlantic TakeThe deliverables announced at the conclusion of the NATO Summit on July 9, combined with the positive outcome of the German White Paper on defense released just a few days later, look promising for French strategic interests. While signs point toward more robust security in Europe and more EU-NATO cooperation, some fault lines...
Lessons from Polish-German Reconciliation for Current Russia-West Relations
Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the war in Eastern Ukraine have brought Russia-West relations to a post-Cold War nadir that neither side seems able or willing to escape. Europe’s past, however, may hold answers. Last year marked the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, one of history’s darkest hours and the low...
Belarusian Customs Officials Corner Red Hot Chili Peppers
Mistaken for Metallica, the band plays along and signs autographs. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
NATO Summit: Collective Defence & Nuclear Deterrence
When the NATO heads of state and government convened in Wales in 2014 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, their meeting was widely heralded as historic; and yet it is likely that last week’s Warsaw NATO summit will be the more important one. This is because it is only now that NATO genuinely has returned to its roots as an...
NATO Trust Funds to Support Ukraine
Infographic prepared by the IWP …read more Source: Institute of World Policy
Ukraine’s Resilience Strengthens, Though Regional Cohesion Risks Remain
Maksym Bugriy, a research fellow of foreign affairs and international security programmes at the Razumko Centre, contributed to the Eurasia Daily Monitor, published by the Jamestown Foundation, on the resilience of Ukrainian society after the Maidan Revolution of Dignity and subsequent war with Russia. …read more Source: Razumkov...
Stoltenberg says no ‘meeting of minds’ at NATO-Russia Council
NATO and Russia failed to overcome deep differences over Ukraine yesterday (13 July) in their first talks since the alliance approved a troop boost in Eastern Europe, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said. …read more Source:...
A British Foreign Secretary who excuses Russia’s invasion of Crimea?
The new UK Prime Minister doubtless had her reasons for giving leading Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson a cabinet post. Making him Foreign Secretary, however, defies any comprehension. It is especially difficult not to view this as an affront to all those currently facing persecution in Russian-occupied Crimea given his extraordinary attempt to...
