How Putin Is Reinventing Warfare
Though some deride Russia for backward thinking, Putin’s strategy in Ukraine betrays a nuanced understanding of 21st century geopolitics. Peter Pomerantsev May 5, 2014 ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty...
View ArticleThe Globe in Kiev: Ukraine oligarchs own political mess
PAUL WALDIE KIEV — The Globe and Mail Last updated Friday, Jan. 31 2014, 9:46 PM EST Protests are legal again in Kiev after one wealthy oligarch persuaded President Viktor Yanukovych to repeal some...
View ArticleThoughts from Kyiv – Jan 28, 2014
Maybe I’m imagining things, but I have the distinct impression that the mood on Maidan and Hrushevskoho St. changed significantly in the wake of today’s events in Parliament. The resignation of Prime...
View ArticleUkraine’s top oligarch on US visa ban list
in Kyiv January 28, 2014 Powerful Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash, a shadowy figure with strong ties to Moscow and President Viktor Yanukovych, is the latest name from the new US visa ban list to be...
View ArticleWhat the West Must Do for Ukraine
By JOHN HERBST, WILLIAM GREEN MILLER, STEVEN K. PIFER and WILLIAM B. TAYLOR Jr. JAN. 28, 2014 Washington — Ukraine is on the verge of spinning out of control. A pro-European protest that began more...
View ArticleUkraine’s Revolution – thoughts on New Year’s Eve
As many readers have noticed, I’ve had a pause in my notes. Excuses like sickness and being tied up with year-end obligations are just that – excuses. The reality is that for the first time in a while,...
View ArticleUkraine’s Revolution of Dignity
Written by Dr. Andrew Zhalko-Tytarenko, Guest Contributor Photo: streetwrk.com (cc).Building the barricades of Kyiv. The sudden change of mind on the European Association by Ukrainian President Victor...
View ArticleYanukovych’s Ukraine: Family Greed Fuels National Aspiration – OpEd
By Geopolitical Monitor December 22, 2013 By James Whitman Borys was a successful entrepreneur who built up a business producing grapes and berries by visiting plantations in Italy and California and...
View ArticleUkrainian Tycoons’ Shifting Loyalties
By Henry Meyer, Kateryna Choursina, and Daryna Krasnolutska December 19, 2013 Photograph by Alexander Khudoteply/AFP via Getty Images Rinat Akhmetov in Donetsk on Feb. 12 Most people associate...
View ArticleHelp Ukrainians Stand Up for Western Values
Bloomberg View Op-Eds By Vitaly Sych Dec 18, 2013 7:53 PM ET Before Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych signed a deal to bail out our country’s economy this week, there was excitement among Western...
View ArticleHow Putin Is Reinventing Warfare
Though some deride Russia for backward thinking, Putin’s strategy in Ukraine betrays a nuanced understanding of 21st century geopolitics. Peter Pomerantsev May 5, 2014 ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty...
View ArticleThe Globe in Kiev: Ukraine oligarchs own political mess
PAUL WALDIE KIEV — The Globe and Mail Last updated Friday, Jan. 31 2014, 9:46 PM EST Protests are legal again in Kiev after one wealthy oligarch persuaded President Viktor Yanukovych to repeal some...
View ArticleThoughts from Kyiv – Jan 28, 2014
Maybe I’m imagining things, but I have the distinct impression that the mood on Maidan and Hrushevskoho St. changed significantly in the wake of today’s events in Parliament. The resignation of Prime...
View ArticleUkraine’s top oligarch on US visa ban list
in Kyiv January 28, 2014 Powerful Ukrainian oligarch Dmitry Firtash, a shadowy figure with strong ties to Moscow and President Viktor Yanukovych, is the latest name from the new US visa ban list to be...
View ArticleWhat the West Must Do for Ukraine
By JOHN HERBST, WILLIAM GREEN MILLER, STEVEN K. PIFER and WILLIAM B. TAYLOR Jr. JAN. 28, 2014 Washington — Ukraine is on the verge of spinning out of control. A pro-European protest that began more...
View ArticleUkraine’s Revolution – thoughts on New Year’s Eve
As many readers have noticed, I’ve had a pause in my notes. Excuses like sickness and being tied up with year-end obligations are just that – excuses. The reality is that for the first time in a while,...
View ArticleUkraine’s Revolution of Dignity
Written by Dr. Andrew Zhalko-Tytarenko, Guest Contributor Photo: streetwrk.com (cc).Building the barricades of Kyiv. The sudden change of mind on the European Association by Ukrainian President Victor...
View ArticleYanukovych’s Ukraine: Family Greed Fuels National Aspiration – OpEd
By Geopolitical Monitor December 22, 2013 By James Whitman Borys was a successful entrepreneur who built up a business producing grapes and berries by visiting plantations in Italy and California and...
View ArticleUkrainian Tycoons’ Shifting Loyalties
By Henry Meyer, Kateryna Choursina, and Daryna Krasnolutska December 19, 2013 Photograph by Alexander Khudoteply/AFP via Getty Images Rinat Akhmetov in Donetsk on Feb. 12 Most people associate...
View ArticleHelp Ukrainians Stand Up for Western Values
Bloomberg View Op-Eds By Vitaly Sych Dec 18, 2013 7:53 PM ET Before Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych signed a deal to bail out our country’s economy this week, there was excitement among Western...
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