Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Not Forgotten! Solidarity Campaign for ‘Crimean Four’ imprisoned in Russia
Russia has hidden Crimean political prisoners: renowned filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, Oleksandr Kolchenko; Gennady Afanasyev and Oleksiy Chirniy as far from their families, the media and western diplomats as could be achieved, which in Russia is far. Join Ukrainian civic organizations in proving that it’s not far enough! …read more Source:...
The Futility of Dialogue With Putin
The need to keep the channels of dialogue open with an unpredictable Russia is taken as an absolute imperative by many Western politicians. But they are often surprised when this tactic backfires. The foreign ministers of the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held talks, on May 19–20, in preparation for the July...
Ukraine Could Join the European Union by 2030
Following the Revolution of Dignity, Ukraine has taken big political and economic steps forward. Today, we need to assess what has been accomplished and what Ukraine should achieve in the next fifteen years. The nation needs to set ambitious goals, aiming for an average economic growth rate of 6-7 percent a year. That kind of growth is possible...
Putin battles for the Russian homefront in Syria
There are lots of ways for Syria to go wrong for Russia. Analysts have tended to focus on Moscow’s military shortcomings in that theater, wondering if Syria will become Russia’s Vietnam. They’ve also pointed to Russia’s deep economic troubles—exacerbated, of course, by very low oil prices—which call into question its...
Why Ukraine’s Gutsy, Bright, and Articulate Reformers Are Optimistic
“A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, restore their government to its true principles. . . . We must have patience till luck turns,” Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1798.Jefferson wrote this observation to a friend thirteen years after the Revolutionary...
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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...
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...
