Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
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...
Still a Mystery: The Tunguska Explosion
Most scientists believe that “the most powerful explosion in documented history,” as the BBC put it, was caused by a meteor or a comet. All agree it left part of Siberia a wasteland. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Tunguska Explosion
…read more Source: Transitions Online (TOL)
Russia’s Western Flank: A Mighty Pillar or a Headache? (Part One)
The end of June 2016 featured two noticeable events that might alter Russian posture in the Baltic Sea region: Moscow resurrected its threats to deploy Iskander-M ballistic missiles to Kaliningrad oblast, and the Russian high command carried out an unprecedented in Russian history “decapitation” of the Baltic Sea Fleet (see EDM, July 6). At first...
From Assurance to Deterrence: The Russia Question and NATO’s Summit in Warsaw
Be careful what you wish for because it just might come true. In the past, this author had often heard Russian diplomats complain that the West fails to pay proper attention to Moscow and that Russia’s position is being ignored. But the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) recently concluded (July 8–9) summit in Warsaw...
Ukrainian ATO fighter given suspended sentence for violent rape of schoolgirl
The Ivankiv District Court in Kyiv oblast court on June 10, 2016 convicted a 24-year-old man of violently raping a 16-year-old girl but decided that the fact of his military service in Donbas constituted an extenuating circumstance. The news came on the same day as an Aidar volunteer battalion fighter, facing very grave charges, was released from...
