War & Violence

Since the annexation of Crimea and outbreak of War in Ukraine in 2014, Ukraine was consumed by waves of fear and violence. The associated damaging consequences have generated anomalous issues, which we explore and discuss. In this space, we look more closely at the interrelation between war, violence and democracy. We reflect on the key barriers to Ukraine structural and societal transition towards a more democratic and prosperous state.

 

INTERVIEW | THE DONETSK THAT WE USED TO KNOW NO LONGER EXISTS

An interview with Yuriy Temirov, associate professor at the department of international relations...
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22 December, 2016

ARTICLE | What it Means that the Russian Ambassador to Turkey was Assassinated by a Radicalized Militant Jihadi off-duty Turkish Police Officer

The Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, was shot and killed in an art exhibit event...
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20 December, 2016

ARTICLE | UKRAINIAN DIASPORA – AN INFLUENCIAL FIGHTER IN THE UKRAINIAN CRISIS

Starting from the Euromaidan uprising and continuing to the present days of fragile ceasefire and...
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13 December, 2016

ARTICLE | UKRAINE COMMEMORATES THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF EUROMAIDAN

Article and photos by UDI Associate Alina Nychyk Three years have already passed since 21 November...
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22 November, 2016

ARTICLE | DONALD TRUMP’S WIN SHAKES UKRAINE

Donald Trump’s victory leaves Ukraine alone and afraid. The fear is that the new U.S. president...
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12 November, 2016

ARTICLE | THE HISTORY BEHIND “BITTER HARVEST” DRAMATIC MOVIE ABOUT HOLODOMOR

Over the last year the Holodomor has garnered much needed additional publicity, in part due to the...
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05 November, 2016

ARTICLE | RUSSIAN AGGRESSION AGAINST UKRAINE AND INTERNATIONAL LAW: 25 KEY THESES

For almost 2 years Ukraine is still one of the central issues of international politics. The...
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21 October, 2016

ARTICLE | UKRAINE SCORES DIPLOMATIC BREAKTHROUGH

After long resisting Western pressure to implement the political points in the Minsk agreements,...
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19 October, 2016

ARTICLE | INTERMARINIUM – AS A SECURITY ALTERNATIVE FOR EASTERN EUROPE

In the times of Russian aggressive policy, the EU's and NATO inefficiency, could the new...
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03 October, 2016

ARTICLE | RUSSIAN ENGAGEMENT IN THE UKRAINE CRISIS. IS IT REALLY HYBRID?

This is a thorough analysis of the Russian hybrid warfare in Ukraine with historical examples of the...
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15 September, 2016

ARTICLE |UKRAINE’S LEGAL DEBATE ON THE RIGHT TO ARMED SELF-DEFENCE

Olha Butkevych discusses the constitunional right for armed self-defence and possession of firearms...
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24 August, 2016

ARTICLE | THE NEW COLD WAR – POPULIST GAME OR MODERN REALITY?

In recent years relations between the West and the Russian Federation experienced a drastic shift....
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17 August, 2016