As they are toppled one after another in cities across the country, statues of Lenin are becoming an endangered species in Ukraine. But Lenin the political symbol is still alive and kicking.
Research suggests that engaging local women in conflict resolution efforts increases the likelihood of violence ending within a year – a theory worth testing in Nagorno-Karabakh.
In recent months, the ‘frozen’ Karabakh conflict has been more fire than ice. With outside powers stoking the flames, what are the chances of finally securing peace?
Andrei Balobanov, a radio telephonist in a Russian motorised rifle company, was serving in Ukraine; he was captured, supposedly asked for asylum, and then just disappeared. На русском языке
Андрей Балобанов служил в Украине радиотелефонистом в русской мотострелковой роте, пока не попал в плен, якобы попросил политическое убежище и потом пропал без вести. In English
For the Ingush and Ossetians, memories from an overlooked conflict continue to simmer…
For almost a year, Ukraine has refused to leave the international headlines. But little attention has been paid to what has been happening in Kyiv.
Human capital – demography, health, and migration – will be significantly influencing and determining the future of Ukraine for decades to come.
When communism ended, Russia’s people wanted democracy. Instead, they got the market and neoliberalism. Now, it appears, some of them want revenge.
Georgians see the struggle for Ukrainian sovereignty as an analogue of their own fate.
The events of the last several months have proven that all existing mechanisms and arrangements to provide for Ukraine’s security have been ineffective.
EU accession might be said to have ignited the Ukraine crisis. But it's still a long way off.
