Phantoms of Ukrainian Democracy

Political betrayals, ideological chameleons and crossovers: an opinion on the opposition

Strasbourg Swing

Speaking at a session of the Council of Europe, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych promised to do many things: launch public television, pass the new election law only with the approval of the Venice Commission, reform the judicial and investigation systems and even achieve real rule of law.

Dominic Fean: “The West Is Not Sure Cases Against The Opposition Are Free of Politics”

The French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) recently published a report titled “Economic pressure and Ukraine’s security policy.” IFRI is one of the most influential private think tanks in France. Its list of invited speakers includes Ukrainian presidents Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Yushchenko

Cashing In On The Show

By building Potemkin villages the state is flirting with the electorate and international financial institutions

With Democracy on Their Lips

Western leaders' selective approach to “defending civic rights” plays into the hands of Yanukovych

Bourgeois Nationalism

The European middle class opted for national identity over belonging to a specific social class, turning itself into the foundation of European state building, while the architects of independent Ukraine ignored it

The Price of Progress

The US was only able to remove the influence of oligarchs by expanding the governments powers and supporting the middle class during the Great Depression

Vox Populi

Ukraine’s middle class is waiting for a political force to support

Anatomy of Propaganda

Ukraine is still subjected to information campaigns against it. Effective resistance is possible but has yet not been put in place

Conservative Ideology Needed

A center-right ideology best meets the challenges posed by reforms and fighting a crisis

Did You See Who They Kicked Out?

The fuss over Ukraine's expulsion of Czech diplomats appears to be part of a foreign-controlled special operation against Ukraine

Winning the Race at the Start

The draft law on elections published for the purpose of discussion reveals the ruling party’s strategy for the 2012 parliamentary election

Molotov-Brezhnev Cocktail

How Soviet myths about the “Great Patriotic War” and the “Great Victory” were created and what they concealed

Engine Failure

If it does not make cardinal changes, Yulia Tymoshenko’s Fatherland party risks inviting the fate of Our Ukraine

Lords of the Air Waves

Major redistribution of radio waves is underway

Not Russia

The twisted vision of Ukrane can turn out fatal to European security

A Trap For the Government

A poll conducted in April by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology showed no changes in the trend that has been observed since last summer: Ukrainians are growing less and less supportive of the authorities

Provocateurs

The nature of anti-Ukrainian provocations

Economic Takeover

Russian companies quietly taking over Ukrainian industry as Moscow pressures Kyiv to keep it from setting up a free trade zone with the EU

The Dilemma of a Clear Choice

The Ukrainian establishment can withstand threats of total subjugation from external forces, but often lacks the understanding needed to counteract pressure driven by corruption

Russia’s Last Chance

It is crucial for the Ukrainian government to avoid getting involved in unions aimed at staving off crises in Russia

EU: Anticipating Progress

“A willingness to carry out reforms is a good sign, but such reforms should not be carried out by sacrificing quality”, EU Ambassador, Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira

Potatoes For the Top Brass

How army generals and officials are cashing in on soldiers’ rations

Fiscal Ghetto

The government is essentially putting over one million fixed-rate taxpayers out of business

Rallying Non-Stop

Government policies and an inert opposition stir new protest movements

Back to The Land

Neither owners nor tenants can rest assured their land in Ukraine is safe