The US Election and the Ukraine Connection
(PS) (Co-authored by Timothy J. Colton) Donald Trump has officially been inaugurated as US president, but questions about Russia’s interference in the election will not go away. Yet one key…
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Everyone Loses: The Ukraine Crisis and the Ruinous Contest for Post-Soviet Eurasia [New Book]
(Co-authored by Samuel Charap and Timothy J. Colton) Disorder erupted in Ukraine in 2014, involving the overthrow of a sitting government, the Russian annexation of the Crimean peninsula, and a violent insurrection,…
Sushko: Ukraine cannot carry on in the same rut
(ECFR) Ukraine's prospects are under threat from developments on both sides of the Atlantic. Something is stirring in Ukraine. The most obvious cause is Donald Trump’s imminent inauguration on 20…
Interview with Hale & Orttung: Beyond the Euromaidan: Comparative Perspectives on Advancing Reform in Ukraine [VIDEO]
(UkeTube) Why has Ukraine had such a difficult time since independence? Why are reforms continuously stalled? Henry E. Hale and Robert W. Orttung discuss these and other key issues in Ukraine,…
Ukrainian Eggs Seek Markets
(GW Food Institute) Ukrainian chickens have been laying large numbers of eggs in one of the bright spots of the country’s post-Soviet economy, but geopolitics is blocking their sale in nearby…
Lucan Way: “Savchenko is one of the very few patriotic heroes to come out of an otherwise disastrous war with Russia”
(CBC) After nearly two years in a Russian prison Nadiya Savchenko can report from the belly of the beast. People listen to her, too. As one of Ukraine's first female military…
Saakashvili bids Odesa farewell
(NEE) The resignation of Mikheil Saakashvili from his position as the governor of the Odesa region was long expected. In many ways it was a natural development that would have…
It’s Not All Negative: Russian Media’s Flexible Coverage of Protest as a Regime Survival Strategy
(PONARS Policy Memo) Pundits continue to debate whether economic shocks, public discontent at home, and isolation abroad will shake President Vladimir Putin’s regime. Much of the commentary on Putin’s survival…
Kakachia: Saakashvili was trying “to sit on two chairs,” serving in Ukraine but keeping active in Georgia
(EurasiaNet) Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has stepped down from his post as governor of the Ukrainian region of Odessa. The resignation closes one chapter on the story of one…
Ukraine: Presidential Appointments and the Central Electoral Commission
(Presidential Power blog) How important are presidential appointments to the exercise of presidential power in transitional societies? This blog entry presents a brief discussion of the implications for presidential influence over…