The Royal Glamour

It is estimated that almost two million people watched the wedding of Prince William, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth, and Kate Middleton

Why Do You Need This?

Lately, the Ukrainian government has been confirming all the negative stereotypes that surround it. The detention of Yuriy Lutsenko, the arrest of Yulia Tymoshenko, and the imprisonment of other representatives of the previous government - all on obscure grounds – are hardly anything other than show-off repression

Mental Abyss

Ukraine is mysterious and full of surprises country. Let’s face it. Then it will become easier to tolerate some things – For instance, public statements by Ukrainian top officials. Otherwise, they seem to be living in a different world which has nothing to do with the problems and the needs of average Ukrainians, or they might just be jeering their voters

The Weak Union

The future of the United Kingdom has been thrown into doubt by elections that have swept into office Scottish nationalists committed to independence for Scotland, ending 300 years of union with England.

New Gas Performance

After the Kharkiv treaties were signed, the issue of gas and the price of the fuel, which traditionally dominated Ukrainian-Russian relations, receded into the background. The current government has lamented the bad inheritance it received from the previous Prime Minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, but was at the same time content to receive its “discount” from the Kremlin

Ukraine's Domestic and Foreign Affairs: Quo Vadis?

Is Ukraine moving towards the sunlit uplands of stability, democracy and prosperity? Or is it moving toward authoritarianism and sclerosis of economic reforms? In 20 years will Ukraine be as rich as Poland is now? Or still the third poorest country in Europe? No doubt by the end of this conference we will have answered these questions entirely to our satisfaction

If Not Merger, Then Acquisition

The Government is preparing to sell 25% of NAK Naftogaz Ukrayiny shares, but that is just part of a global game

Events in Libya and the “moral leadership” of the West

The policies of the Western countries aimed at promoting democratic values are not always tied to the consistent defense of those fighting for these same values under difficult circumstances

Donbas: The Old New Year

It is hard to imagine what would force the local population to abandon its traditional views on life, country and the nature of power

Searching for the Europe of Czeslaw Milosz

2011 is the year of Czeslaw Milosz (1911–2004). The centenary of the greatest modern Polish poet allows us a glimpse of Eastern and Central Europe at the beginning of the twenty-first century