Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Britain and Europe: a long history of conflict and cooperation
William Sadler II’s Battle of Waterloo. Britain’s referendum on the EU marks another step in the country’s long and troubled history with its European neighbours. Divorce or not, Europe will continue to have a huge influence over British politics and society – history has a few lessons for us here. Europe made the UK. The...
Brexit would be good for the UK and good for Europe
By Brett Hogan, Senior Fellow, and John Roskam, Executive Director, Institute of Public Affairs. This week’s referendum on whether the UK remains with, or leaves, the EU is primarily about democracy and the right of a sovereign people to live under their own laws. A vote to leave would be a positive outcome for the UK, but would also send...
France wants EU summit to discuss Russia sanctions
France on Monday (20 June) called for EU leaders to have a full discussion on the future of economic sanctions imposed on Russia over Ukraine, even though they are expected to be rolled over shortly. …read more Source:...
The Painful Journeys of Ukraine’s IDPs
Two years ago this past April, the words “internal displacement” first appeared in the Ukrainian media. The term was brought by UN agencies that, along with local nongovernmental organizations, worked on a legal framework to regulate the phenomenon, which was completely new to Ukraine. Before then, journalists, volunteers, and even government...
Germany’s Socialists, Russia’s Fascism, and Ukrainian Deaths
On June 15, Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Stepan Poltorak informed NATO that Ukraine had suffered 623 battle deaths in its war with Russia in 2016.This astoundingly large figure—which amounts to three to four deaths per day—demonstrates conclusively that Russia and its proxies have no intention whatsoever of adhering to the Minsk...
Ukraine’s Grassroots Transformation of Education
The Center for Innovative Education, better known as or Pro.Svit, works to provide Ukraine’s teachers with tools for professional and personal growth …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
How can Ukraine turn away friends fleeing persecution in Russia?
While Ukraine’s leaders actively protest against Russia’s political trials of Ukrainians, politically motivated charges against Russian nationals are cited as reasons for rejecting asylum requests …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Russia flouts its own Supreme Court to revenge Ukrainian Maidan activist
A Kirov court on June 16 ignored not only the fact that Russia is illegally holding Oleksandr Kostenko in prison, but the Russian Supreme Court’s guidelines on parole. Nothing, it seems, matters if the order has come to convict a person and then make sure he serves the sentence to the end. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
The strategic consequences of Brexit
If Britain votes to leave the EU on 23 June, it may well represent the greatest strategic shock to the continent since the breakup of the Soviet Union and consequent reunification of Germany a quarter century ago. The balance of power and influence between Britain, France and Germany – a crucial variable in European geopolitics for hundreds of...
Dispute Over Armenian Historical Figure Disrupts Talks on Joint Russian-Armenian Air Defense System
On June 3, the Armenian National Assembly’s (parliament) Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs approved the draft agreement with Russia on establishing a joint regional air defense system (see EDM, November 18, 2015). The National Assembly was expected to vote on the agreement before breaking for the summer, at an additional session called...
