Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Брат у ворот: следы перехода украинской границы и приграничных артиллерийских позиций на новом снимке Google Earth
Недавно в Google Earth был добавлен спутниковый снимок участка российско-украинской границы за 26 августа 2014 года. На эту дату пришелся пик российского вторжения в Украину. На этом спутниковом снимке видно развертывание российской военной техники и артиллерийских позиций, а также новые следы перехода украинской границы. Время съемки этого...
How Should We Name the Attack in Orlando?
(Photo: YouTube) The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the recent tragedy that left 49 dead at a gay bar in Orlando. The shooter, Omar Mateen, declared his allegiance to ISIS in a 911 call he made during the massacre. President Obama and much of the news media have declared the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history an act of...
Russia Ante Portas: Updated Satellite Imagery Shows Border Crossings and Artillery Sites
Google Earth has recently added updated satellite imagery at the Russia-Ukraine border for August 26, 2014, near the height of Russian intervention in Ukraine. These satellite images show the deployment of Russian military vehicles and artillery positions, along with newly-created paths into Ukraine. The timing of this satellite imagery coincides...
Ukraine’s Grassroots Transformation of Education
In today’s globalized world, education is perhaps the greatest challenge in a developing country. To keep pace with new technology and innovation, young people must possess not only basic skills but also be proactive, creative, innovative, and able to adjust quickly.According to the New Vision for Education report compiled at the World...
NATO Says Ukraine Ceasefire Barely Holding, Scolds Russia
June 15, 2016 …read more Source: Center on Global...
Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine-Romania
On June 23, the Institute of World Policy will present a discussion paper “Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine-Romania”. …read more Source: Institute of World...
Don’t Appease Putin
A weakening of sanctions on Russia might please European populists, and a growing number of business leaders favor a softer approach as well. But when the EU’s current sanctions regime expires next month, it should be tightened, not loosened. …read more Source: Project Syndicate (Czech...
Ukrainian Guns Could Flood Western Europe, Experts Caution
Arrest of Frenchman with a small arsenal has ramped up concerns about Donbas weapons being smuggled westward. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Fact Check: does Vladimir Putin really want a Brexit from the European Union?
President Putin would shed no tears if Britain left the European Union. He would see Brexit as a sign of our weakness and the weakness of European solidarity at the very moment we need to maintain our collective strength. Hilary Benn, Labour’s shadow foreign secretary, speaking in February 2016. The received wisdom in the Brexit debate is...
Judy Asks: Has the West Forgotten Ukraine?
A selection of experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world. …read more Source: Carnegie...
