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Horror in Sri Lanka and Love Fest in Vladivostok
The horrendous Easter bombings in Sri
Lanka make little sense; the question remains, why? Following 30 years of
civil war between the majority Buddhist Sinhalese (75%)...
Ukraine: The end of the show or the beginning of the next chapter?
The outcome of the presidential elections in
Ukraine has triggered lively comments by Western experts. Nearly all
publications have described the victory of comedian Vladimir Zelensky...
Zelensky’s Presidency is Unlikely to Change Ukraine’s Foreign Policy
The polls after the second round of presidential
elections in Ukraine gave Volodymyr Zelenskiy more than 70% of the
public's support. Zelensky, 41, challenged the incumbent president...
GUAM Could Be Turned into an Effective Bloc
GUAM
(initially called GUUAM), an organization for democracy and economic
development, was established in 1997 following the collapse of the Soviet
Union. It served as one of...
Poland and the Success of its “Intermarium” Project
The
Intermarium Project refers to a geopolitical concept developed by the 20th
century Polish leader Jozef Pilsudski, involving the region from the Baltic to
the Black seas....
Ukrainian Presidential Elections 2019
The
Ukrainian people had made historic choices for independence, democracy and the
free market more than a quarter century ago, but they have only partially
achieved their...
On the Road to “Strategic Depth” in the Black Sea Region
Authors: Ruslan Mamedov and Olga Pylova*
For many years, the Black Sea has been a platform for the military
exercises of Black Sea region countries...
Munich Neglect – Azov Package of Sanctions instead of Minsk Agreements
The 55th Munich Conference on security issues featured no
separate panel on Ukraine. The statement by NATO’s former Secretary General
Anders Fogh Rasmussen that “from the...
Ukraine: Religious Organizations Increasingly Violate Journalist Rights
In early January 2019, an event remarkable for the Ukrainian faithful
happened – the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was granted independence. Before that,
there were three largest...
Serious Drawbacks in Ukraine’s Adopted ‘Church’ Bill
On January 17, Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada (parliament) passed the bill No. 4128 on new amendments regarding the subordination (denomination) of religious organizations and the...