Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Are internet populists ruining democracy for the rest of us?
Mad as hell and tagging you in the comments. Mike Lowe, CC BYThe internet has rewired civil society, propelling collective action into a radically new dimension. Democracy is now not only exercised at the ballot box, but lived and experienced online on a day-to-day basis. While this may have positive implications for political participation,...
‘Zombie’ Anthrax Threatening Remote Siberian Peninsula
Experts believe rising temperatures in the Arctic Circle caused permafrost to thaw and release infectious anthrax spores from a diseased reindeer carcass. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Kyiv Demands Release of More POWs in Donbas
Despite recent release of 23 prisoners by separatist forces, Ukraine says many more being held, as well as political prisoners in Russia. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
NATO-Ukraine Cooperation after the Warsaw Summit
At the Warsaw Summit, NATO decided to maintain its open-door policy towards Ukraine and to provide it with additional assistance. However, Ukraine cannot count on a membership perspective in the near future. Instead, cooperation will focus on adopting NATO standards and strengthening the military capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The...
Baltic startup. Estonia became a European equivalent of the American Silicon Valley.
Catherine Shapoval the 9th of June Baltic startup. Estonia became a European equivalent of the American Silicon Valley Tiny Estonia became the first in the world in the number of startups per capita. In a large open office of one of the largest Estonian Pipedrive IT-companies is a portrait of President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. “No, it’s not a...
The “Lisa case”: Germany as a target of Russian disinformation
Germany‘s leading role in the Ukraine crisis, Angela Merkel’s consequent position on sanctions against Russia and her leadership in Europe make the German government a core target of Russian disinformation. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Winning the Information War – important new report
How has Russia’s pollution of the information space shaped international discourse on alliances, organizations, public institutions and mainstream media? What can be done to filter these digital toxins from our democratic system? …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
French MPs paid from Russian coffers for Crimea propaganda trip?
So how much do French parliamentarians take for their collaboration and propaganda services in justifying the invasion and occupation of the invasion and occupation of Ukrainian Crimea and muffling grave human rights abuses? Why are French elected representatives taking money from a Foundation almost certainly funded by Moscow? …read more...
Ukraine: Alone but not forgotten
Video | Pelageya is 89. She lives alone in an old house in Blagodatne village, in the Donetsk region. She needs daily medical assistance and help around the house. …read more Source: International Committee of the Red...
Saakashvili in Odesa: When Making Waves is Not Enough
A year after my Atlantic Council blog post on Mikheil Saakashvili’s first fifty days as Odesa oblast governor, it’s time to reexamine his record. The results are mixed: his brisk and spectacular first wins soon hit the skids. The Presidential Administration’s promised support evaporated in late 2015 and Saakashvili’s many...
