Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Russia’s 200th Motorized Infantry Brigade in the Donbass, Part 2
The following post originally appeared on the Russian-language blog of the author, Askai707. Part 1 of this investigation can be found here (EN) and here (RU). Below is an English translation of the post (translated by Aric Toler), which concerns the direct open source evidence regarding the participation of Russia’s 200th Separate...
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...
GRAND JIHAD YET TO COME.
“In the lands of the Crusaders is not innocents” Avraham Shmulevich Bloody Islamist terror list will grow as long as Western leaders do not recognize that faced with a frontal attack. The carnage in Orlando, the very next day – two terrorist attacks in Paris, a few days before – shot in a shopping mall in Tel Aviv … This is only the most recent...
‘Hello, Lenin!’ Three Components of America’s Misguided Foreign Policy
Since the end of the Cold War, American foreign policy could almost have been designed to undermine our national interests. Whether under Republican George W. Bush or Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, we have seen “regime changes” and “color revolutions,” facilitation of global jihadism while claiming to combat it, and gratuitous...
Dare to Take Charge: The EU, Areas of Conflict in International Politics, and the Case for Assuming Greater Responsibility
We cannot quarantine ourselves from the instability that reigns south and east of Europe. Europe must strike a new balance between idealistic foreign policy and realism. The opening address of the 17th Annual Foreign Policy Conference. This is the 17th Annual Foreign Policy Conference of the Heinrich Böll Foundation – it has become a proud...
Money Behind Boris Nemtsov’s Killing, Russia Says
Investigative Committee closes investigation, rules out religious motive for death of prominent Kremlin critic. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Apportions Blame for Boating Disaster
Storm that caused deaths of 14 youngsters had been predicted; instructors ignored pleas to cancel trip. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Don’t ignore the left! Connections between Europe’s radical left and Russia.
By PÉTER KREKÓ and LÓRÁNT GYŐRI 13 June 2016 “In order to address the far left’s relationship with the Kremlin, investigative journalists, policy leaders, and intelligence services must acknowledge that these old “comrade networks”, established during Soviet times by the KGB, are still alive. Furthermore, left-wing parties such as Syriza...
A Brexit would hurt Canada, too
Pull Quote: “…the message for Canada is clear. We should move swiftly to improve our access in more promising Asian markets” Like any collision on a busy highway resulting from a fast-moving car veering without warning into the exit lane, Britain’s departure from the European Union will trigger a …read more Source:...
What rising protests in South Africa say about attitudes towards local government
Residents of Zandspruit, a shanty town north-west of Johannesburg, during a violent protest against the removal of illegal electricity connections. EPAKevin SutherlandThe euphoria of South Africa’s 2016 municipal elections is at its peak, with political parties parading their manifestos, all in competition for a stake in the local sphere of...
