Ukraine on the Eve of Parliamentary Elections: Internal trends and Security Implications

Co-author: Rostyslav Pavlenko Ukraine’s upcoming parliamentary elections in March 2002 will determine not only the new composition of the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada). They will also define the correlation of…

The 2002 Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine: A Prelude to Change or Just Routine Business

On January 1, 2002, Ukraine officially enters a campaign to elect the country’s new legislature, the Verkhovna Rada. The elections that will take place on March 31 are widely viewed…

Too Much of a Good Thing? Conditionality and Change in Post-Soviet States

Conditionality–the use of incentives to alter a state's behavior or policies–is a core strategy through which international institutions promote compliance by national governments. While traditionally associated with World Bank and…

Ukraine, Russia, and US Policy

Although Ukraine was briefly independent at the end of World War I and was occupied by the Nazis during World War II, those were the only gaps in the roughly…

Will the West Reduce Russia’s Debt?

Having successfully rescheduled its debt to foreign commercial banks through the London Club last fall and obtained a reduction of principal and interest rates, Russia now turns to the Paris…

Russian Policy Towards Ukraine, Belarus, and the Baltic States in the Putin Era

Russian policy towards Ukraine, Belarus, and the Baltic States depends primarily on domestic factors. Western influence is important in terms of setting well-known limits for what Russia should not do,…

Russian-Ukrainian Relations After Ukraine’s Elections

At the moment, the dynamics of Russian-Ukrainian relations are defined by two sets of contradictory trends. On the one hand, Russia and Ukraine are obviously drifting apart. On the other…

The Taming of the Shrew

EU-Ukraine Summit 2011 The fifteenth EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv was expected to produce a major breakthrough in their bilateral relationship – the initialling of the Association Agreement (AA) containing…

Why Yanukovych Did It: Explaining the Rationality of His Choice

Yulia Tymoshenko’s conviction last week for seven years in jail produced another round of speculations about the possible ways that President Yanukovych could set her free. One option that…

The Tymoshenko Verdict and Ukraine’s European Future

Western Policymakers Need to Focus on the Institutional Rot in Europe’s Eastern Neighborhood By Samuel Charap | October 13, 2011 | © Center for American Progress Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s former prime…

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