Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Russia’s Conveyor Belt of Repression in Occupied Crimea
There is no evidence of any terrorist activities in Crimea, yet Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 3 other opponents of annexation are serving huge sentences for supposed terrorism, and the number of such convictions is likely to increase with the trial this week of four Crimean Muslims and an ever-increasing number of new arrests …read...
Crimea is not a closed subject, Putin. It’s an open wound.
Disappearances, arrests, politically motivated trials and terrorization of Crimean Tatars and all dissident voices are taking place in Ukraine’s sovereign territory which Russia invaded and annexed. Business as usual makes our commitment to democratic values as empty as the threats Putin heard and ignored back in February 2014 …read...
PREPARATION FOR A MAJOR WAR ?
Illarionov told about three signs of the Russian Federation to prepare a major war. One of the signs of the RF preparation for a major war has prohibited import products from the West, which Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Such an opinion was expressed by the Russian economist and former adviser to President Vladimir Putin, Andrei...
Diverging Perceptions Between Russia and EU Complicate Solutions in Ukraine
Atlantische Initiative, publisher of atlantic-community.org, has concluded a German-language project “Germany and the Ukraine conflict” in which participants discussed their ideas on the causes and possible solutions for the Ukraine conflict with eminent policy-makers. Following this consultation, all parties deemed Russia a key...
Russian Manhandled Over Social Media Comment
Police brutally arrest man for alleged extremist online activity. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
IWP will present “Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine-Belarus”
On June 8 the Institute of World Policy is going to present a discussion paper “Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine-Belarus”. …read more Source: Institute of World...
Schinas: Juncker’s visit to Russia doesn’t undermine EU sanctions policy
A visit to Russia next month by the head of the European Union’s executive branch, Jean-Claude Juncker, is not inconsistent with the bloc’s sanctions policy towards Moscow over its role in the conflict in Ukraine, a spokesman said today (30 May). …read more Source:...
Russian Deputy PM Says Losing Space Race to U.S.
After media backlash, Rogozin then backtracks, saying he didn’t mean it. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
US Rebalancing Policy towards Asia
“US Rebalancing Policy towards Asia” Introduction Asia is experiencing major changes in its security architecture. There are a number of issues being faced by Asia at present, which include power balancing and alliances, governance and democracy, maritime and energy security, the relationship between economics and security, human security,...
Parallele Welten – gegenläufige Ziele: Wie Rüstungspolitik die Agenda 2030 unterwandert
Am 29. Mai erinnerte UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki-moon an das 60-jährige Bestehen der bewaffneten UN-Friedenssicherungsmissionen. Ihr erster Einsatz erfolgte im Mai 1956 in der Suez-Krise. Er erwähnte auch, dass diese UN-Einrichtung 1988 den Friedensnobelpreis erhalten hat – beides von der Öffentlichkeit kaum wahrgenommen. Fatale Entwicklungen Der...
