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Published in: oDRRussia-Ukraine: bridge building?
What was the upshot of the recent Kiev meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents? Will the bridge between...
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Published in: oDRUkraine's Stolen Memory
During Viktor Yushchenko’s five years in power, Ukraine did not start facing up to its totalitarian history. Since...
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Published in: oDRRussia's fleet in Crimea: what's the real deal?
President Yanukovich’s unexpected extension of the lease on Russia’s fleet in Crimea has Ukraine in an uproar. No...
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Published in: oDRWhat's left of Orange Ukraine?
Though political infighting continues to hinder reform, Ukraine’s new president is equally unlikely to drop the...
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Published in: oDRUkraine's political merry-go-round
The new Ukrainian government has turned out to be a rather ugly bunch: coarse, corrupt, opaque and inexperienced...
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Published in: oDRCracking heads open in Ukraine: a neurosurgeon’s story. Part 3
Henry Marsh, an English neurosurgeon, tells the story of his twenty-year friendship with Igor Kurilets, a young...
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Published in: oDRCracking heads open in Ukraine: a neurosurgeon’s story. Part 2
Henry Marsh, an English neurosurgeon, tells the story of his twenty-year friendship with Igor Kurilets, a young...
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Published in: oDRCracking heads open in Ukraine: a neurosurgeon’s story. Part 1
Henry Marsh, an English neurosurgeon, tells the story of his twenty-year friendship with Igor Kurilets, a young...
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Published in: oDRPartition Ukraine? I think not
It is irresponsible to fan the flames of partition as Ethan Burger does in his openDemocracy article ”Could...
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Published in: oDRStepan Bandera: a divisive national icon
Viktor Yushchenko has left his successor a ticking time bomb. His name is Stepan Bandera. Should Yanukovych strip...
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Published in: oDRUkraine: preserving nationhood
Russian-Ukrainian ties may have deteriorated during Yushchenko’s presidency, but his successor Yanukovych is...
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Published in: oDRCould partition solve Ukraine’s problems?
In the light of Ukraine’s election result, Ethan S. Burger offers a proposal for the creation of a new Ukrainian...
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Published in: oDRUkraine: a tale of two elections
Olesia Oleshko, who monitored Ukraine’s 2004 election, compares that election with the one which has just brought...
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Published in: oDRUkraine: Yanukovych – president by default?
Viktor Yanukovych was elected president not so much for his pro-Russian platform as because he was the only viable...
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Published in: openSecurityNigeria needs more than Goodluck to avert crisis
Nigerian Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan named acting president in bid to resolve crisis. Claims emerge of...
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Published in: oDRUkraine: Yanukovych’s limited mandate
Ukraine is a diverse nation with a strong civil society. This could restrain a potentially authoritarian political...
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Published in: openSecurityLikely Yanukovych victory alters the balance of power in eastern Europe
Yanukovych victory may redraw spheres of influence in eastern Europe. Afghan police detained after killing of...
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Published in: HomeEurope's role in losing Ukraine
On the eve of the crucial run-off in Ukraine's presidential election, Fabrizio Tassinari argues that enlargement...
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Published in: oDRKyiv's crisis: the EU role
On the eve of Ukraine’s election, Andreas Umland rebukes Europe for its indecisive policy towards Ukraine. By...
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Published in: oDRRussia vs Ukraine: a crisis to be averted
Ukraine is about to go to the polls to elect a new president. Though the election is unlikely to provoke a violent...