Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Moldovan Thief Becomes YouTube Star
Given the massive corruption scandals of the past, some citizens seem jaded to the news. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Where’s Ukraine Headed? Watch Who Gets the Prosecutor’s Job
Picking a new prosecutor general backed by the Ukrainian people, parliament and civil society is essential to future aid, such as a planned a $1 billion loan guarantee. Poroshenko may struggle to install an ally this time round. Bloomberg: Where’s Ukraine Headed? Watch Who Gets the Prosecutor’s Job …read more Source: The...
Ukraine Central Bank Gets Tough With Owners of Private Banks
Ukraine will closely track assets belonging to owners of banks to stop the offering of sweetheart loans to shareholders – a practice that helped bankrupt 40 percent of the banking sector, a deputy governor of the central bank said. VOA:Ukraine Central Bank Gets Tough With Owners of Private Banks …read more Source: The American Center for a...
Parliament find Health Care Ministry’s reforms unsatisfactory
Parliament adopted a resolution on the recommendations of parliamentary hearings “On health care reform in Ukraine.” The draft resolution was supported by 273 deputies. Participants of parliamentary hearings recommend to recognize the work of the Ministry of Health Care of Ukraine on the organization and legislative support for healthcare reform...
Calm Before the Storm?
Counterterrorist operations targeting jihadists in Russia have largely proven successful in the past three years. Still, there are reasons to worry that large-scale terrorism might return. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
New Press Freedom Index Remains a Depressing Read
Post-Soviet states again do miserably while Poland and Hungary drop down in the rankings. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Hroisman’s government can achieve some success but a breakthrough should not be expected
The appointment of Volodymyr Hroisman as a prime minister will allow to avoid a parliamentary election for at least several months. This was said by Leading Expert of Political and Legal Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Viktor Zamiatin in his comment to the website Ostrov. “At least for some time, Volodymyr Hroisman will be loyal to the...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №4 (33)
The new issue of the Razumkov Centre Newsletter contains articles and interviews of our experts on the most important issues of Ukraine’s life in the areas of national security and defence, economy, energy, internal, external and social policy. In the issue: “Accepting DNR and LNR as Part of Ukraine is Equal to Drinking Poison”; “An...
Russian Faux Pas in Mongolia
Locals feel snubbed after Russian foreign minister arrives for an official visit wearing jeans. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
What Mongol History Predicts for the Next Season of Game of Thrones
As season six of HBO’s Game of Thrones looms, speculation is rife. Is Jon Snow really dead? What do the clips featuring a blind Arya mean? And what are the implications of the return of the Dothraki? This last question is the one that has got me thinking the most. The Dothraki are one of Game of Thrones’s more interesting cultures,...
