Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
How NATO Underestimated Russia
NATO redefined itself by expanding its membership in three waves, but underestimated Russia’s future capabilities. These waves of enlargment provoked Russia, which responded through a first step of testing the Alliance, in 2008, through the Georgian war. Putin continued with the decision to test at a fully-length pace, NATO’s...
Outlook for the European Council of 28-29 June 2016
Written by Ralf Drachenberg, Susanna Tenhunen and Suzana Anghel, The European Council meeting to be held on 28-29 June 2016 will discuss the outcome of the UK referendum held on 23 June 2016, where 51.9 per cent of those voting opted for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. As a consequence, the other agenda items foreseen – external...
The Big Worry in Berlin is Now France and its Eurosceptic Voters
Photo: Tobias Koch Over the past few months, Europeans have gradually wrapped their heads around the idea that the United Kingdom might actually vote to leave the European Union. Contingency plans were developed to prevent “contagion” and stop the EU unravelling. Yet when Europeans woke up on Friday morning to discover the Brits had actually done...
Post-Brexit, Poland Heads Calls for Smaller EU
British voters’ decision to leave could widen the gap between the union’s wealthy west and struggling east. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian Anti-Terror Bill Is Disguised Repression, Critics Charge
The bill includes provisions for government communication surveillance and harsh penalties for propagating extremism online. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Moldova Seizes Uranium, Detains Suspected Smugglers
Security services aided by FBI have stopped at least four attempts to smuggle radioactive materials out of the country. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Britain Exits the European Union: Will the EU Survive and Should America Care If It Does?
Doug Bandow The United Kingdom will exit the European Union. Nigel Farage of the United Kingdom Independence Party had declared: “Win or lose this battle, we will win this war. We will get our country back.” Average voters won both the battle and war against most of their nation’s political, business, cultural, and media elites. The shock...
BREXIT: FIVE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF UKRAINE.
Avraham Shmulevich Today After the British referendum Ukraine is facing an important task – do not allow to measure the Donbass and the Crimea London. British referendum on secession from the EU will be of paramount importance – including Ukraine. And it does not matter what happens in two years. The final output of the United Kingdom from the...
The U.S. and Russia Plan for Conflict.
ON THE EVE OF A SMALL SKIRMISH… STRATFOR ARCHIVE MAY 25, 2016 … the little Cold War, as it has been called, should be viewed with a long-term perspective. Forecast Despite genuinely wanting to resolve some of their conflicts, the United States and Russia’s mistrust of one another is not going away. Both countries will focus on long-term...
“When We Return”: Poignant Affirmation on Crimean Tatar Flag Day
The largest Crimean Tatar Flag in the world was unfurled in Kyiv on June 26, marking the 25th anniversary of a profoundly poignant anniversary for Crimean Tatars. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
