The Ukrainian Week

11 September	World	Iranian strategic culture and hybrid warfare Iran’s hybrid expansionism in the Middle East, the ‘Shi’a axis’ and Russia: from soft power competition to hard confrontation with the US
31 January	World	Evil legitimized Who benefits and who loses from US troops withdrawal from Syria
7 December, 2017	World	Russia moves to the desert How the Kremlin is building up its presence in the Middle East
5 October, 2013		The Tragedy of Syria: Three Lessons We Have to Draw The stance of all important players is like a naughty joke in the face of a humanitarian disaster
8 July, 2013		Turkey Between West And Mid-East Creeping authoritarianism and state-engineered Islamization can estrange Turkey from its Western neighbors and embroil it even more closely in the turmoil in the Middle East
27 November, 2012	Security	Mutual Miscalculations Random attacks, usually carried out by individual Palestinian militants and not authorised by the Hamas-controlled Government in Gaza, have been going on sporadically for months. Why therefore did Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, decide to respond now in a way clearly calculated to cause uproar in the poor and overcrowded Gaza Strip and prompt a likely terroristand militant response?
1 November, 2012	Security	A War Against the People In his exlusive interview for *The Ukrainian Week*, Yasser Abboud, a leader of the Free Syrian Army, talks about the struggle with the Assad regime
12 September, 2012	World	Iraq: Turning into an Authoritarian State Charles Tripp, Professor of Politics with reference to the Middle East, at the School of Oriental and African Studies, explains *The Ukrainian Week* what the quasi-democratic facade of Iraq policy conceals and what challenges Baghdad will face soon
29 March, 2012	Security	Chaos in Syria Could Spark Another Civil War in Lebanon Political analyst Chris Zambelis shares his opinion on the effect of Syrian revolt on Lebanon with *The Ukrainian Week*
28 December, 2011	Security	Turkish Success — Caught Between Europe and the Middle East The Turkey/Cyprus Project Director Hugh Pope shared with The Ukrainian Week his opinion on geopolitical ambitions of Turkey, Turkey-EU relations, Kurds issue and confrontation with Israel
23 November, 2011	Security	Syria: the barrier of fear has been broken Josef Olmert, a well-known political scholar, shares his opinion on the potential outcome of the conflict between the government and opposition in Syria and the difference between the uprisings in Syria and Lybia
5 July, 2011	Security	Former Enemies Find Common Ground on Kurdish Rebels Political scientist Chris Zambelis is an author, researcher, and analyst with Helios Global, Inc., a risk management group based in the Washington, DC area. He specializes in Middle East politics. The opinions expressed here are the author’s alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of Helios Global, Inc.
14 June, 2011	Security	The Fear Is Moving The House Of Saud Despite of king’s prohibition of demonstrations, the wave of “Arab spring” is reaching the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Ukrainian Week has an opportunity to interview famous Brazilian political scientist Pepe Escobar on the current events in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
31 March, 2011	Society	Social Media And Facebook Revolutions The British media expert Michael Binyon speaks about the potential of social media and the need to preserve live communication with real people
25 February, 2011	Politics	The Orange Revolution: Lessons for the Middle East What lessons does the Ukrainian Revolution of 2004 provide?
3 February, 2011	Security	Iran: Middle East May be Bound for a Destabilizing Explosion