Section: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (USA)
The Unfinished Business of the 1989 East European Revolutions
Recent developments in Ukraine can be viewed as a third attempt to complete the unfinished business of the 1989 East European revolutions. These revolutions succeeded in Central Europe and the Baltics, but brought mixed results in the Balkans and the former Soviet Republics. Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia remain the only post-Soviet states defying...
Kennan Cable No.26: Women’s Organizations Peacebuilding across Conflicts in the Former Soviet Union
The collapse of the Soviet Union spurred numerous conflicts at the edges of the former empire. Many of these ethnic conflicts, including Chechnya (Russian Federation), Transnistria (Moldova), Nagorno-Karabakh (Armenia-Azerbaijan), and Abkhazia (Georgia), have turned into frozen conflicts. However, the outbreak of the 2008 war in Georgia and the...
Contemporary Ukrainian Literature Series: “Smuggling Ukraine Westward”
Cosponsored by the Kennan Institute, Wilson Center and the Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University Directions: Directions to the Wilson Center …read more Source: Woodrow Wilson International Center for...
Kennan Cable No.25: A Wake-up Call for Ukraine’s Civil Society
When U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson paid his first official visit to Ukraine on 9 July 2017, he met with a small group of Ukrainian civil society activists prior to his meeting with President Poroshenko. The sequence of Tillerson’s conversations in Kyiv was not coincidental. It sent a clear signal: the U.S. government values...
A Conversation on Putin’s Terms
President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump finally had a chance to meet in person. No grand bargain transpired but no one was disappointed because the expectations were set low enough. The meeting was behind closed doors but, according to later press briefings, the presidents discussed Syria, Ukraine, North Korea, and Russia’s...
Ukraine’s Search for Energy Security
Since independence, Ukraine has faced the problem of developing an energy policy that secures both current and future resources. In an energy landscape dominated by its neighbors, Ukraine also has the difficult task of adjusting its own energy policy according to changes in relations with its international partners. Dr. Prokip will discuss the...
Ukraine Quarterly Digest: #1 (January – March, 2017)
FOREIGN AFFAIRS PULSE INTERNAL PULSE #PROGRESS DONBAS PULSE …read more Source: Woodrow Wilson International Center for...
Continuing the Euromaidan through Healthcare Reform: A Conversation with Ukraine’s Minister of Health
Ukraine’s Minister of Health Ulana Suprun believes the key to combatting corruption lies in the resolution of issues plaguing the medical system. Join us for a discussion about the vital role healthcare plays in the national security of Ukraine and the sweeping package of healthcare reforms currently before the Verkhovna Rada. Minister...
After Crimea, a Changing Landscape in Russian Anti-Extremism Policy
In the years following Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the state’s turn towards nationalist ideology, based on traditional values, has shaped the formation and enforcement of anti-extremism policies. The move away from state secularism has led to the introduction of explicitly ideological articles into the criminal code. The...
Book Talk: A Successful Failure – Russia After Crimea
The annexation of Crimea has transformed the Russian Federation. Three years of economic stagnation, international sanctions, and unstable oil prices have all had their effect. Within the government bureaucracy, power struggles are underway with new plans to address Russia’s post-Crimean reality. The editors of this book will analyze some...
