PANEL I: UKRAINE’S STRATEGIC CHOICE: Views from inside What is Ukraine’s strategic choice in the foreign policy and security Does Ukraine have alternatives? What else besides NATO and EU? Speakers: Dr. Hanna Hopko, Head of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, UkraineDr. Dimitrios Triantaphyllou, Director, Center for European and International Studies, Kadir Has University, TurkeyDr….
Interview with Director of the National Institute for Strategic Studies Dr. Volodymyr Horbulin What, In Your Opinion, Do “Frozen” Conflicts in the Post-Soviet Space Have in Common? “Frozen” conflicts in the post-Soviet space have become the consequence of exacerbating ethnic and linguistic tensions with the crucial role of the Russian Federation in it. Russian military…
Venue: Tallinn, Estonia Organizers Estonian School of Diplomacy Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine UA: Ukraine Analytica Information and Cyber security Experiences from the ICDS projects in Ukraine Russian information influence on the US elections Current hybrid threats in Northern Europe The role of propoganda in the security sphere in Eastern Europe You become what you watch:…
Нове безпекове середовище, серед іншого, відчуває асиметричні загрози безпеці, які часто називають гібридною війною або застосуванням тактики сірої зони. В той час, як за останнє десятиліття подібну тактику застосовували різноманітні нерегулярні збройні формування, дії Російської Федерації восени 2014 року проти свого сусіда України, відзначили початок нової ери для міжнародного порядку. В цій статті досліджуються дії…
Interview with Mariia Ionova, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine Is There Gender Inequality in Ukrainian Politics? There is and there is not. Ukrainian politicians do not deny gender equality in public; however, some of them still adhere to patriarchal values. Article 24 of the Constitution of Ukraine claims all citizens equal, also by gender….
Interview with Angela Kane, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Gender in Power or Gender Empowering Whichever turn of phrase one picks doesn’t really matter: what is important is to recognize that women are under-represented in many walks of life: as leaders, as negotiators, as politicians, as CEOs, as parliamentarians – just to mention a…
Is the Black Sea a region? It certainly is and, perhaps, one of the most geostrategic regions between central Europe and Asia, with a common history that goes back to thousands of years. The connecting factor, the Black Sea itself, makes the region attractive and interesting for various economic and geopolitical reasons. Just consider its…
Is Ukraine a Security Provider or Security Consumer in Europe? It is a rather rhetorical question. Ukraine has always been an active contributor to European and Euro-Atlantic security. Ukraine’s peacekeeping contingents and personnel participated in a huge number of NATO’ and EU-led operations as well as in numerous missions under the UN umbrella all around…
Venue: Odessa, Ukraine Organizers:UA: Ukraine Analytica The German Marshall Fund Discussion 1: Understanding New Security Transformations in the Black Sea Region Which threats does the West face in the Black Sea region? Has the area become an extension of the “Euro-Atlantic space” or is it becoming a southern border? What can NATO do to strengthen…
Interview with H.E. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Canada Andriy Shevchenko What Is, in Your Opinion, The Main Indicator Of The Level And success In Bilateral Relations? Charles Darwin might help us with that. As he said, it is the animals that adjust to changes the best, which survive. Therefore to have good relations between nations means…
