Section: Research Organizations & Think Tanks about Ukraine
In the EU, Media Portrayals of Ukraine Reveal Europe’s Own Self-Interests
Depictions of the crisis are often shaped by attitudes that have little to do with Ukraine itself. …read more Source: Open Society...
Russian Deputy: Inaccurate Weather Forecasters Should Be Fined
The lawmakers says that bad meteorology is responsible for ‘damaging Russia’s economy.’ …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Sees Red over Polish Plans to Smash Soviet Statues
Poland wants to demolish about 500 Soviet monuments, but will preserve Red Army soldiers’ graves. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Denigrates Ukraine Plan To End Diplomatic Relations
Vladimir Putin’s spokesman describes Ukrainian initiative as ‘bordering on insanity.’ …read more Source: Transitions Online...
European officials and Tata Steel hit out at UK government’s approach to the steel industry
European officials and Tata Steel hit out at UK government’s approach to the steel industryThe Financial Times reports that, according to French and Italian officials, the UK played a key role in blocking higher tariffs on Chinese steel. Axel Eggert, head of the European Steel Association, said, “The UK is the ringleader in a blocking...
Ukraine must not become like Russia – Free Journalist & Blogger Ruslan Kotsaba!
However objectionable we may find somebody’s views, it is Russia who is imprisoning its citizens for expressing opinions and Ukraine should not follow suit. The charges of state treason against blogger and journalist Ruslan Kotsaba are manifestly unwarranted …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection...
Ildar Dadin jail term upheld as Russia effectively criminalizes peaceful protest
““I am here because I live in accordance with my conscience”, Ildar said in court on Thursday. Until you come out and state your position, you are an accomplice to fascism”. This draconian sentence may be because of Dadin’s support for Maidan, for Ukraine and Ukrainian prisoners held in Russia …read more Source: Kharkiv Human Rights...
Middle East in 2016 (Part 6): Don’t sell matches to pyromaniacs
Part 1 of this seven-part series is here; part 2 here; part 3 here: part 4 here; and part 5 here. Barrel bomb attack in west Ghouta region, Syria, September 2015 (Photo: Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty) Long before Jeffrey Goldberg gentrified the ‘Obama doctrine’, the US president’s approach to foreign policy occupied a somewhat coarser...
Digital diplomacy links: GIFs, global rankings, Russia, Israel, Next Door Land app 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. GIF diplomacy is taking off. Here the UK uses it to timeline Russia’s actions in Crimea. A Turkish think-tank has launched the...
The Awakening of Societies in Turkey and Ukraine: How Germany and Poland Can Shape European Responses
Among the European Union’s neighbors to the east and southeast, Turkey and Ukraine clearly stand out in their strategic importance. Both countries are central to the broader confrontation between Russia and the West, Turkey holds the keys to Europe’s managing the refugee crisis and to Western engagement with Near Eastern conflicts,...
