Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
Putin after Panama.
/ Aged Putin? / – GCSSI. …Life itself dictates the authorities that it is time to moderate temperament and look for new ways. 2016 has already brought several first-rate political surprises, but the biggest may be yet to come. By Sergei Schelin April 15, 2016 Circumstances force the Kremlin to adjust the style of government, giving it a more...
Groysman Approved as Ukraine’s New Prime Minister
Poroshenko’s ally was chosen to replace his unpopular predecessor in hopes of overcoming the long-lasting government crisis. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Does Europe Need a New Warsaw Pact?
Christopher A. Preble and Marian L. Tupy Late last month, GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump caused considerable controversy by arguing that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was “obsolete” in dealing with the threat of terrorism and a drain on U.S. finances. Speaking to Jonathan Karl of ABC News, Trump also noted that the fate of...
“Those Who Decided to Drown Cannot Be Saved”
In traditional talk, Vladimir Putin touches on the economy, Ukraine, Obama, and whether he’d let some world leaders sink. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian aggression against Ukraine and international law: 25 key theses
Authors – Oleksiy Rohovyk, head of Free Voice Information Analysis Center; Olga Lozova, analyst of Free Voice Information Analysis Center Source: Hvylia hvylya.net For almost 2 years Ukraine is still one of the central issues of international politics. The unprecedented Revolution in 2013 launched no less unprecedented aggressive actions of...
HCSS: The Dutch referendum in the Ukrainian newspaper ‘Den’.
Stephan de Spiegeleire shared his views on how Ukraine was covered in the Dutch referendum and what the outcome means for the relationship between Ukraine and Europe in today’s edition of the Ukrainian… …read more Source: The Hague Centre for Strategic...
What Mongol history predicts for the next season of Game of Thrones
© 2015 HBOAs 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...
Vote Leave attempts to place NHS at front and centre of EU referendum campaign
Vote Leave attempts to place NHS at front and centre of EU referendum campaignOn the first day of official campaigning in the EU referendum, London Mayor Boris Johnson and four pro-Brexit cabinet ministers – Michael Gove, Chris Grayling, Priti Patel and Theresa Villiers – will make a series of speeches around the country in what has been dubbed a...
EU condemns Russia’s banning of Crimean Tatars’ assembly
The EU yesterday (14 April) called “extremely worrying” the decision by the Russian authorities to suspend the activities of Mejlis, a self-governing body of the Crimean Tatars, and called for the decision to be reversed immediately. …read more Source:...
NATO Needs Deterrence and Dialogue
Deterrence is back in Europe. As NATO approaches its July summit in Warsaw, Allies are adapting this concept to the new security settings in place in Europe since the 2014 crisis in Ukraine. Yet, deterrence is intrinsically connected to dialogue: these are the two pillars of NATO’s strategy, as defined in the 1967 Harmel Report....
