Section: The German Marshall Fund of the United States (USA)
We aid Ukraine to help it fight Russia. By holding back support, Trump helped Putin.
On several consecutive mornings in early 2014, I woke up with one agonizing plea: Please, Lord, let the Ukrainian service members still be alive. I feared that while I slept, Russians might have slaughtered thousands of outgunned and outnumbered Ukrainians trapped on their own air and naval bases. Hostilities between Russia and Ukraine began in...
After Trump-Zelensky scandal, Ukraine pressed to reset Western ties
Ukraine’s president, political neophyte Volodymyr Zelensky, appears out of his depth after just 4 months in office, as his relations with President Trump have put him front and center in a political scandal rocking the U.S. and rippling across the globe. Why it matters: Given the deep challenges facing Ukraine and Zelensky, Ukraine can...
“Ideological competition is actually good for us.” Interview with Timothy Garton Ash
RT: You were on a panel at Brussels Forum where you discussed 1989 and I’m going to ask you to start there. You said 1989 was the best year in European history. Tell us why. Garton Ash: That’s quite a claim, isn’t it! I put it out there as a challenge and I haven’t yet had anyone come back and say: “What about 1783?” So...
A Post-Soviet “War and Peace”
What Tolstoy’s Masterwork Explains About Putin’s Foreign Policy On February 23, 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the final day of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the most expensive winter games to date and the first hosted by an Eastern-bloc country since the Soviet Union’s collapse. Amid the fanfare and the...
Shaping Inclusive Governance in Cyberspace
The United Nations remains the best platform to shape global norms on state behavior in cyberspace. But, despite its achievements, the UN’s intergovernmental process struggles to make progress, not least because of deep divisions within the international community about which rules should apply in cyberspace. There is a need to reevaluate...
Medium-Size U.S. Cities Offer Opportunities, Lessons to Young European Entrepreneurs
When you ask most people to name innovation hot spots in the United States, major hubs like Silicon Valley, New York, and San Francisco are usually the first to come to mind. But if you ask an entrepreneur from Austin, Denver, or Seattle, they will proudly tell you that big opportunities often hide in much smaller cities. That is why each year,...
Social Media Platforms Reveal China’s Disinformation Reaching the West
In the past week, Google, Twitter and Facebook each deactivated networks of accounts found to be waging Beijing-backed global influence campaigns — a sign that China is taking pages out of Russia’s propaganda playbook. Why it matters: These campaigns, which aim to discredit the massive protests underway in Hong Kong, show China not only...
Katarpur Corridor May Provide Potential Window for Talks Between India and Pakistan: Arun Singh
With representatives from India and Pakistan scheduled sit down to finalise a deal on the Kartapur Corridor to allow Indian Sikh pilgrims to travel to Pakistan, former Indian ambassador to U.S. and desk in charge of Pakistan in the Ministry of External Affairs Arun Singh says the corridor could be provide an opening for possible engagement...
Italy’s Coalition Vote
Senior Fellow Rosa Balfour joins Raw Politics to discuss Italy’s coalition vote. Featured image: Photo Credit: Vladimir Mucibabic / Shutterstock Source publication: Raw PoliticsLink: Read the full articleResearch and analysis for: Europe ProgramDate: Wednesday, September 4, 2019Featured in R&A: 1Author: Rosa Balfour …read more...
U.S. and EU Views on Ukrainian Presidential Election 2019
Ukrainians will vote in the second round of presidential elections on April 21. The two candidates — current president Petro Poroshenko and showman and political novice Volodymyr Zelenskiy are campaigning hard to win over undecided voters. To discuss this and how the U.S. and EU view these elections, Bruno Lété, a transatlantic fellow for...
