Transnistria Charts a New Course Darren Spinck Director of Public Affairs and Policy American Institute in Ukraine AIU Despite reported attempts by the presidential administration of Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic (PMR) leader Igor Smirnov to rig the results of the recent PMR presidential election, the electorate of Transnistria chose a new path forward on December [...]
Is Europe Really A Good Option for Ukraine? Anthony T. Salvia, Executive Directors, AIU American Institute in Ukraine AIU The recent Warsaw summit of the EU’s Eastern Partnership, labeled a “diplomatic fiasco” by the Brussels-based EurAktiv news service, should prompt Kiev to reconsider its policies on “Europe.” The 32 representatives of the EU [...]
Ukraine and Europe’s Deepening Crisis Anthony Salvia American Institute in Ukraine - AIU In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, President Yanukovich declares: “Ukraine needs Europe. Just as important, Europe cannot afford to leave Ukraine behind. “ Indeed, “Ukraine’s future belongs in Europe.” He envisions Ukraine playing “a prosperous role [...]
New NATO Report on Ukraine: Is Yanukovich Tilting Away from Russia? Anthony T. Salvia (Director) American Institute in Ukraine As was widely reported by the Ukrainian media, NATO believes Viktor Yanukovich has proved less pro-Russian than it had feared when, shortly after his election, he moved swiftly to extend Russia’s lease on [...]
Customs Union with Moscow or Free Trade Area with Brussels: Which Way is Kiev Going? Anthony T. Salvia Director, American Institute in Ukraine AIU Two of the most prominent Western observers of Ukrainian affairs—Taras Kuzio and Adrian Karatnycky—have differing views on where Ukraine is heading. Kuzio says the United States, influenced by the spin of [...]
Ukraine’s Energy Policy: Strategic Path of Tactical Squirming? James George Jatras, Deputy Director American Institute in Ukraine Ukraine’s size, location, resources, and talented and hardworking people make it an essential economic asset for its neighbors, both East and West, and an indispensable participant in any equation of European integration and development. But there [...]
Is the US a Model for Ukraine’s Electoral System? James George Jatras American Institute in Ukraine It would seem the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) have lost sight of the old adage, “people who live in glass houses should not thrown stones.” In a recent joint statement, [...]
Russian As Ukraine’s Second Official Language: President Yanukovich Should Keep His Promise James George Jatras Deputy Director American Institute in Ukraine Summary: “The administration of President Viktor Yanukovich has taken positive steps to allow greater regional use of the Russian language. However, these fall short of keeping his campaign promise to elevate Russian [...]
Lesson from Libya: No to Islamic state-Within-A-State in Ukraine “Libya represents the latest example where western powers ostensibly opposing global Islamic terrorism and advocating “democracy” and “human rights” have launched military action they claim will help oppressed Muslims – while in the process, either accidentally or deliberately, advancing the agenda of the Muslim Brotherhood [...]
