Help Put Human Traffickers Out of Work

Ukraine has traditionally been a country of origin and transit, but lately it is increasingly a destination country for trafficked men, women and children.

Does Russian Democracy End Where the Gas Pipeline Begins?

And excellent orator and Ukrainophile, Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov claims that Ukraine's gas transit system is not that important as an element of the state's independence and energy security. He seems to forget, though, that it secures not only the transit but also the delivery of natural gas across Ukraine and has underground storage facilities that can be used to store imported gas, as well as that extracted domestically

Why is Ukraine Unable to Meet the Requirements of Füle’s List?

An analysis of the government’s anti-corruption policy serves as a useful example

Pope`s Resignation: What Comes Next?

The sudden resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the first time a Pontiff has voluntarily left office for almost 600 years, has thrown the Catholic world into turmoil and comes at a difficult time for the Church as it struggles to assert its authority in a secular world and contain the unfolding scandal of child sex abuse by priests who were sheltered by the Church from prosecution.

Why I Don’t Trust Opposition Leaders

Opposition leaders are lost because they don't have moral vaues that would give them orientation. It's time that they ask themselves, "Do the people need us?"

General Prosecutors Office Run Amuck?

The mounting selective justice and persecution of opposition leaders - all of this reminds one of the Stalin era when murder was followed by accusations in order to eliminate everyone the regime viewed as enemy

The Voice of Moscow

The sale of Inter, one of Ukraine's top TV channels by coverage, raises a number of questions. The one concerning its official slogan "The country's main channel" requires an explanation as to which country's channel it really is

Embraced by Lawlessness

Ukraine has turned into a veritable testing ground for various means to maintain power

Arnault, Bardot and Depardieu

If jus soli and jus sanguinis are in the past, what makes a nation what it is?

To Catch a Depardieu

Upon a closer look, it appears that the farce with Gérard Depardieu’s citizenship was merely a show for the naïve.