Rampant Environmental Crimes Point to de-Ukrainization

Two seemingly disjointed reports came one after another: swallows’ nests were intentionally destroyed in an amusement centre and one’s of Europe’s oldest chestnut trees was cut down in downtown Kyiv. What causes such offences and why the perpetrators are not likely to be punished?

The Favourite Ukrainian Soap Opera

Recent economic news gives one a feeling of déjà vu

The Magnitski List and the Soviet Union's Posthumous Smirk

What is happening in Russia now is difficult to describe other than as the posthumous smirk of the Soviet Union.

Yanukovych’s presidency is essentially finished in terms of reforms. It is now a matter of muddling through and survival

Swedish economist and a senior fellow at the Washington-based Peterson Institute for International Economics, Andres Aslund believes that the time of financial crisis is the best time for Ukraine to implement economic reforms.

Successors

Words tend to fade when used too often. Just look at the names Auschwitz and GULAG: They’ve become cliché now, and give us goose bumps no longer.

The Iron Silk Road

With Europe hungry for Chinese goods, and China eager to sell them, high speed railways get large investments to complete the missing links between the two markets. Kazakhstan now sees a historic opportunity to make itself the main stopping place on tomorrow's Iron Silk Road

Climate Change – Doomsday or Opportunity?

Climate Change can be defined as a global brand used in favour of and against the battle to change our lifestyle. It is used by lobbyists, governments, multinational corporations and researchers. The bottom line is: who (if anyone) should be interested in tackling it or should we adjust our way of living to simply cope with it?

Yanukovych’s Wrong Conclusion

Angela Merkel is known for not forgetting or forgiving people who don’t play fair. Therefore, she finds it hard to cede to Yanukovych

Global economy will face a major relapse of the 2008-2009 downturn if developed economies do not deal with obvious risks

Interviewed by Lyubomyr Shavalyuk

Is This the End of the World?

Thoughts about my upcoming participation in the world’s largest philosophy and music festival