Posts Tagged ‘Ukraine’
 

 
International Political Forum

Dependency On Russian Gas Makes The EU Impotent

The crisis in Ukraine has put the EU on high alert not only because of the prospect of war on its border, but also because the conflict between Ukraine and Russia threatens energy security in the rest of the continent as 30 per...
by Jan Vacula
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With All Eyes on Ukraine, Russia Dumps Its “Toxic” Leftists in Prison

After a long trial, a Moscow judge has sentenced two leftist activists who were at the forefront of Russia’s 2011-2012 protests, Sergei Udaltsov and Leonid Razvozzhayev, to 4.5 years in prison for organizing mass riots...
by Sean Guillory
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The Death And Gloom Of Donetsk And Gaza

There were two headline-grabbing events on Thursday, July 17: the downing of Malaysian Flight MH17, presumably by separatists in eastern Ukraine, and the beginning of Israel’s ground assault into the Gaza Strip. While the for...
by Sean Guillory
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Europe And Separatism: First Crimea, Now Venice. Will Scotland And Catalonia Also Vote For Independence?

The recent referendum in Crimea and the subsequent annexation of the peninsula by Russia has captured much of world’s attention of late. It has also ignited discussions about secessionism in Europe, which is quite relevant ...
by John Haltiwanger
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The New Sudetenland And The Return Of The Truman Doctrine

There is something remarkably old-fashioned about the crisis that has broken out in the Crimea and the Eastern Ukraine. For once, there seems to be no pretence of following international law, not even a cursory attempt to justi...
by Matthew Valla
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International Political Forum

How Ukraine Became A Dictatorship.

On Friday 17th January 2014, the Ukraine turned into a dictatorship. The Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych signed a set of laws passed on Thursday by the government that violate civil rights. Moreover, the procedures in whi...
by Mateusz Krupczyński
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International Political Forum

The Plea For Peace, Mr. Putin

On the 26th of December 1991, when the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics collapsed, the Iron Curtain finally shred; the long-lasting struggle for democracy came to an end and in purely Wilsonian style one might have said that...
by Kasia Gilewska
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