Why We are Right to be Concerned by Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions

Iran’s Nuclear Program could add fuel to the Middle East Arms Race

Before the Tsunami

Russia in anticipation of changes

Don’t Ruin the Efforts!

Don’t waste your efforts, dude, sink to the bottom!

Quantity Without Quality

Recent amendments to the Tax Code fail to add clarity to legislation but do solve a number of problems for some businesses

Own Goal

Boosting the investment image of the country, drumming up business, attracting foreign investment and improving infrastructure – Ukraine does not stand a chance of coming even close to any of these goals

Ukraine: A Democracy In Need

Democratization process in Ukraine must remain driven by the people of Ukraine

The Legend of Visa-Free Travel

The current government habitually reports on its successes but presents them almost exclusively as future events.

The Yulia Tymoshenko Case: Why it Matters

The launch of the trial of Yulia Tymoshenko on 29 June is an unprecedented step coming just two months before Ukraine celebrates its twentieth anniversary of independence. To put this into historical context, this is the first occasion in three decades that political repression has returned to Ukraine. The last occasion when the state, then the Soviet Union, undertook repressive policies against the opposition was under Ukrainian communist leader Volodymyr Shcherbytsky.

Political Ping-pong

The European Parliament recently passed a resolution on Ukraine entitled “The cases of Yulia Tymoshenko and other members of the former government.”

A Slippery Slope

Russification in the broad sense, including economic, sociopolitical and other aspects, poses a threat not only to those societies which are targeted in general but also every individual member of that society.