Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Does Russia Belong to Europe?
April 29, 2016 In each installment of “CGI Asks,” a selection of experts respond to a question about developments related to Russia and the broader region. This week, we asked a group of historians and political observers whether Russia should be considered a part of Europe. Mark Galeotti, Professor of Global Affairs, New York University...
Chemical Attacks Target Russian Dissident Navalny and Memorial Rights Group
Nationalist organization admits its activists were at Memorial incident, denies links to Navalny attack. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian Rector Warns of U.S. Threat
New instructions tell academics to encourage their students to avoid contacts with foreigners. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №5 (34)
The new issue of the Razumkov Centre Newsletter contains articles and interviews of the Centre’s 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: “What can we expect from the new Hroysman Government?”; “The...
Caribbean Offshore Laundered Stolen Russian Tax Money, Report Claims
The company also bought Rosneft shares from Putin intimate Sergei Roldugin, Panama Papers documents show. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Breaking through distrust in relations between Romania and Ukraine
The main cause for this change is the two sides’ concurrent perception of risks in the Black Sea region since Russia’s annexation of Crimea. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Ukraine cannot abandon nuclear power because it is a cornerstone of its energy sector
Thirty years have passed since the Chernobyl power plant disaster, one of the world’s worst nuclear accidents. The anniversary of the catastrophe is another reminder that nuclear energy could become a major threat to the world if it is not handled with care and caution. Yet, many experts argue that currently, nuclear power is much safer...
Ukraine and Russia see opportunity in Easter ceasefire
Ukraine told the UN Security Council yesterday (28 April) that a fragile ceasefire must be strengthened before progress can be achieved in political talks on solving the two-year conflict in the country’s east. …read more Source:...
Digital Diplomacy links: UN #NextSG, Frank Underwood, Popegrams, army blogging and more
As Australian digital diplomacy strives to catch up to rest of the world, these monthly links highlight the most creative and effective ways countries are leveraging the internet for foreign policy gain. A fantastic blog post by @Lorey explaining how the UK’s UN mission used Twitter (and hashtag #NextSG) to bring the public into the room...
Russian nationalists attack event for high-school history students
Russian nationalists attacked attendees of an awards ceremony for high school history students in Moscow on April 28, spraying them with a green antiseptic liquid and hurling eggs at them for what the activists called a foreign-sponsored attempt to rewrite Russia’s history. …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
