Thursday, 3 April 2025
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Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine

      Mongolia and North Asian Security
      Jul07

      Mongolia and North Asian Security

      Mongolia recently hosted the annual Ulaanbaatar Dialogue conference to discuss Northeast Asian security. With North and South Korea delegates present together for the first time, the conference presented an opportunity for all member delegates to raise concerns over Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions among other regional cooperation issues. At...

      Ukrainians Demand a ‘European Salary for European Tariffs’
      Jul07

      Ukrainians Demand a ‘European Salary for European Tariffs’

      Reacting to a sharp increase in utility costs, thousands of protesters march through Kyiv. …read more Source: Transitions Online...

      As NATO Summit Approaches, More Fear of Russia
      Jul07

      As NATO Summit Approaches, More Fear of Russia

      As leaders start to gather in Poland, talk of a build-up of Russian forces in Kaliningrad only the latest worry for some member states. …read more Source: Transitions Online...

      Concerns expressed over amendments proposed to the Law on Freedom of Conscience
      Jul07

      Concerns expressed over amendments proposed to the Law on Freedom of Conscience

      The religious community in Ukraine have criticized some aspects of amendments proposed to the Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations in draft law No. 4128. Particular concern was express about the changes to how religious communities are to change their subordination …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...

      Poignant Day of Crimean Resistance
      Jul07

      Poignant Day of Crimean Resistance

      Ukraine’s government has formally established February 26 as the Day of Crimean Resistance to Russian Aggression. The choice of date is linked with one of the most cynical cases of repression specifically targeting Crimean Tatars that the West has failed to adequately address. The decision was made even more poignantly appropriate by coming...

      Presentation of Razumkov Centre’s sociological research in London and Brussels
      Jul07

      Presentation of Razumkov Centre’s sociological research in London and Brussels

      During a business trip to London and Brussels Director of the sociological service of the Razumkov Centre Andriy Bychenko together with Professor of the King’s College London Mark Berenson made a presentation of the results of Razumkov Centre’s sociological research at the King’s College London on June 27, 2016 and at the...

      The Russian Baltic Sea Fleet—A Nest of Crime?
      Jul06

      The Russian Baltic Sea Fleet—A Nest of Crime?

      Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu sacked the commander of the Baltic Sea Fleet (based out of Baltiysk, Kaliningrad oblast), Vice Admiral Viktor Kravchuk, and his chief of staff, Vice Admiral Sergey Popov, on June 29 (Vesti.ru, June 29). Days later, news emerged that a number of other Baltic Fleet officers—about 50 according to Russian...

      US, Russia Reactivate Bilateral Negotiations on Ukraine (Part Two)
      Jul06

      US, Russia Reactivate Bilateral Negotiations on Ukraine (Part Two)

      *To read Part One, please click here. President Barack Obama’s administration seems to pursue two contradictory goals: support Ukraine’s sovereignty and security in general terms but, at the same time, seek a short-term compromise that might satisfy Russia in Ukraine’s east. Preoccupied with “legacy” issues in foreign policy as...

      US, Russia Reactivate Bilateral Negotiations on Ukraine (Part One)
      Jul06

      US, Russia Reactivate Bilateral Negotiations on Ukraine (Part One)

      US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland completed another round of shuttle diplomacy in Kyiv and Moscow (June 22–24), following up on her visits to the two capitals in April and May, on direct instructions from the White House. This effort will undoubtedly continue after the time out necessitated by the North Atlantic Treaty...

      Is NATO necessary?
      Jul06

      Is NATO necessary?

      Britain’s vote to quit the European Union was a rude jolt to the encrusted world order. Now that the EU has been shocked into reality, NATO should be next. When NATO leaders convene for a summit in Warsaw on Friday, they will insist that their alliance is still vital because Russian aggression threatens Europe. The opposite is true. NATO...