Archive for July, 2011

This is not a crisis. This is a collapse.

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

http://lb.ua/news/2011/07/21/107118_Eto_ne_krizis_Eto_krah.html http://www.foreignnotes.blogspot.com/ Portnikov's dire prediction I'm loosely translating a most gloomy 'end of term' report by the respected independent political journalist Vitaliy Portnikov, published recently in 'Leviy Bereg'. Portnikov is well known as a regular, popular commentator on 'Shuster Live' and other television programmes. He is a 'Radio Svoboda' presenter, as well as being ...

Ukrainian Democratic Regression and EU Integration

Sunday, July 24th, 2011

Financial Times, July 19, 2011 Editorial Ukraine has its Yukos moment Ukraine’s president Viktor Yanukovich has justifiably been accused of setting up a “Putin lite” system since his election 18 months ago. Power has been concentrated in his hands, media criticism stifled. Extending the analogy, he has now found his Yukos case. The accused ...

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