Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Constitution Making in Ukraine: Refocusing the Debate
Ukraine’s reformers have largely ignored the key issue of the separation of powers. The EU should help put this important priority back on the agenda. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Zhirinovsky for Eternity
Controversial Russian nationalist politician cast in bronze. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
How to Solve Ukraine’s Security Dilemma
The Case for a New Security Pact between the Baltic and Black Seas A main reason for the recent escalation of tensions in Eastern Europe is the absence of an effective security structure encompassing such militarily weak countries as Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine. While Ukrainian public opinion has recently made a U-turn from a rejection to an...
“Putin’s Not Finished,” Warns Former Defense Official Evelyn Farkas
On April 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin suddenly announced creation of a National Guard, of up to 400,000 personnel, to control drug trafficking and terrorism.But former Pentagon adviser Evelyn Farkas has a different take: “I see this as riot control.”Putin is distracting attention from bad economic news, due to sanctions, she said. “This...
Donald Trump Challenges Washington’s Bipartisan War Lobby: Developing a Foreign Policy for America
Doug Bandow Donald Trump has become this season’s campaign phenomenon. He’s broken all the rules. Yet he could become the Republican presidential nominee and maybe even president. GOP elites are in a frenzy. The Neoconservatives and ultra-hawks who have dominated Republican foreign policy for more than a decade are considering...
Putin ordered to betray Armenia.
…The Kremlin realized in time that they are playing with fire and a slight movement of his hands betrayed his last ally. Why not? Armenia still will not go away – it has nowhere to go. This means that its place – under the bench. What will happen next? Nothing special. Armenia will return to the negotiating table. And the Azerbaijani army...
The Baltics Versus Russian Media
Latvians bans another Russian media outlet while Estonia says it will just monitor, for now, and Lithuania is the victim of a cyberattack. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Now they come for the oligarchs.
/NEP (New Economic Policy) ended, it is time of KGB routine …/ – GCSSI. … On the agenda of privatization of assets – “the return of property to the people” – Putin can enter the electoral cycle in 2018. Review of the results of privatization has been a taboo subject for the Russian policy for years, and now it is time to reopen the strategic...
TUC warns holiday entitlements at risk under Brexit as over 50 healthcare workers argue leaving would benefit NHS
TUC warns holiday entitlements at risk under Brexit as over 50 healthcare workers argue leaving would benefit NHSThe Trade Union Congress (TUC) has warned that leaving the EU could lead to a reduction in people’s paid annual leave. TUC General Secretary, Frances O’Grady said, “We know that some of the biggest cheerleaders for Brexit...
Dutch Unease: Why the Netherlands Turned Away From Ukraine
The Dutch didn’t reject the EU’s Association Agreement with Ukraine because they are sympathetic to Russia. They rejected it because they believe that Ukraine, like Russia, is unprepared to join the European community. | Русский …read more Source: Carnegie Moscow...
