Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Bracing for Brexit
The specter of the UK’s departure – and a possible jolt to their economies and remittance payments – is haunting Central and Eastern Europeans. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
New Google Earth Satellite Update Confirms Presence of Buk in Eastern Ukraine
Today, Google Earth updated its historical satellite imagery to include Donetsk and Makiivka at 11:08am (local time) on July 17, 2014, the day of the downing of Flight MH17. Bellingcat has previously purchased portions of this image, with the Digital Globe catalog ID of 105041001104D000, to show that the Russian Ministry of Defense had doctored...
EU Set to Extend Sanctions Against Russia
Talk of easing the measures in some European capitals still not enough to force a rollback. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Putin Praises Duma for Work to Integrate Crimea
June 22, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Polish Court Finds Former General Guilty in Smolensk Crash
State prosecution plans to exhume remains and reopen the investigation. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Polls still neck and neck as campaigns make final pitches to the electorate
Polls still neck and neck as campaigns make final pitches to the electorateThe BBC last night hosted an EU referendum debate at Wembley Arena. A YouGov poll following the debate found that 39% believed Leave won, with 34% saying Remain won. When asked how they would vote, 41% said Remain and 40% Leave. Ruth Davidson MSP, arguing for the Remain...
Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine-Italy
On June 30, the Institute of World Policy will present a discussion paper “Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine-Italy”. …read more Source: Institute of World...
Who is the owner of the Black Sea?
June 21, 2016 By Vadim Alenichev, Andrey Degtyarev The Black Sea region is transformed into a zone of combat international interests WASHINGTON – Military Space Forces of Russia successfully tested a short-range missiles. The tests were held in Kazakhstan Sary-Shagan, which is leased by the Ministry of Defence. The department also noted...
The Internationalization of Far-Right Terrorism in Europe and NATO’s Future Role
Out of Ukraine we can see indications of a future threat. It is not the Russian government, it is right-wing extremism. Right-wing terrorism is becoming increasingly international, and hence requires international action through NATO. To mitigate this threat more intelligence cooperation is required and NATO stands as a perfect institution to...
Kremlin-backed militants refuse to release hostages of Putin’s Minsk II deceit
Any talk about easing sanctions against Russia for partial compliance must seem particularly insulting to the wives of two Ukrainian military officers – Oleksandr Korinkov and Serhiy Glondar – taken prisoner during the siege of Debaltseve in February 2015, four days after a supposed ceasefire agreed by Vladimir Putin in Minsk...
