Section: The Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)
The peninsula as an island. Crimea in its third year since annexation
Regardless of the transport and social problems, the vast majority of the population have remained on the peninsula adapting to the new situation. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Dreaming of normalisation. Germany vs. Russia
Posing as an architect of the peace process in Ukraine, Germany has indirectly become a hostage to the success of this process (or the lack of it). …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Ukraine: new regulator of the energy sector
The Ukrainian parliament adopted a law on the appointment of a new National Commission for the Regulation of the Energy Sector and Communal Services. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Keystone of the system. Old and new oligarchs in Ukraine
More than two years after the Maidan revolution, it is fully justified to say that the oligarchic system remains a key mechanism in Ukraine’s political and economic life. While it is true that the influence of the formerly most powerful oligarchic groups has eroded during this period, no such group except for the Family, i.e. the oligarchic...
The deteriorating military situation in the Donbas
It may be assumed that Russia intends to use the present escalation of exchanges of fire to put more pressure on Kyiv, and mainly on the West. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Cautious and rotational – US military engagement on NATO’s eastern flank
The Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 put a stop to the gradual scaling down of US military engagement in Europe. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Ukraine: the beginning of Naftogaz’s restructuring
The plan for Naftogaz’s restructuring is an important step on the way towards Kyiv’s compliance with the obligations it has made to the EU and the IMF. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
The ecological crisis in Lviv
The fire at Hrybovytske landfill has provoked an extensive debate on municipal and industrial waste disposal in Ukraine. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
The beginning of reforms to the Ukrainian judicial system
The new acts are intended to reform Ukrainian justice, which is completely corrupt, and is regarded by the public with suspicion, if not downright hostility. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Savchenko returns to Ukraine
During her two years’ imprisonment, Savchenko became a national hero for Ukrainian society, and one of the symbols of the country’s war with Russia. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...