Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
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/ Object and purpose for the military, as well as all security services – close tightly on all sides the Russian reservation / – GCSSI. May 22, 2016 Why NATO to the eastern borders are moved urgently whole team US Armed Forces? Why did Germany, France and Italy put divisions of ground forces in Poland, the Baltic countries? Why Turkish Navy...
U.S.-Russia Relations and the New Euro-Atlantic Security: Time for a Smart Investment
The current Euro-Atlantic security system provides security for the included, but undermines the security of the excluded May 23, 2016 By Valeriia Bondareva The security architecture in Europe as it exists today has been increasingly unable to implement its main mission – to provide peace and security in Europe. The breakout of crises in Georgia...
Cabinet announces Pension Fund bankrupt
Pension Fund of Ukraine has been announced bankrupt, because more than half of its budget is subsidised from the state budget. Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine Andriy Reva informed about this. As Reva said, the Pension Fund budget is UAH 257 billion, of which 145 billion are a subsidy. Pension Fund deficit was UAH […] …read more Source:...
Minsk is not working, but Kiev should stay with it
The Minsk arrangements that were supposed to resolve the conflict in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have not been implemented. Ukrainians and others increasingly question whether it is time to abandon the Minsk process. The Ukrainian government, however, should not do so, as it would dangerously undermine Kyiv’s position. Negotiators...
Ukraine’s Parliament Is Getting a Facelift, but Will it Make a Difference?
The newly elected Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Andriy Parubiy, wasted no time in announcing a series of internal reforms for the Ukrainian parliament, which has long been the most hated institution of public life. In the latest International Republican Institute (IRI) poll, 88 percent of Ukrainians viewed the institution unfavorably....
Here’s how smart power could help the UK reach 100% renewable energy
from www.shutterstock.comBoth Portugal and Germany have recently succeeded in meeting almost all of their power needs using renewable energy. But at the moment, the UK falls far short of this feat. In 2015, less than a quarter of the country’s energy was generated from renewable power sources such as wind, solar, hydro and bio-energy. If...
Putin’s Russia: Concocting an Ideology to Justify an Estrangement
President Putin’s rush to engage with Orthodox Christianity has more to do with politics than piety as he emphasises the differences between Russia and the rest of Europe.It may have escaped most people’s attention – especially the attention of most Europeans for whom Easter is now merely an occasion to buy funny-shaped chocolates –...
Ambassador Pyatt on U.S. and EU Solidarity in Supporting Ukraine
Remarks by US Ambassador Pyatt at the Institute of World Policy’s Ukraine-EU Conference on May 20, 2016. …read more Source: Institute of World...
Pro-suicide Groups on Russian Social Media?
News broke last week of a potentially wide-ranging problem, prompting action by the authorities. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Ukraine’s Export to the EU (Infographics)
IWP has prepared the infographics about Ukraine’s export to the EU in 2015 and first quarter of 2016. …read more Source: Institute of World...