Fixing the State Customs Service in Ukraine
While one bad apple continues to spoil the cart, corruption and illegal schemes must be rooted out of the State Customs Service and a positive reform plan put in place.
Ukraine Needs Simple Mortars – Not Only F16s
A quick rundown of what Ukraine needs now to arm its infantry units and build an advantage over Russian Federation forces in close combat.
Abrams Tanks – Nightmare of Russian Invaders
U.S. President Joe Biden has announced that M1 Abrams main battle tanks will be sent to Ukraine.
Ban Russia from Olympics
Russia shows no sign of remorse or retreat, and the West, by allowing its athletes and artists to perform worldwide, sends a message that genocide, invasion, and war crimes are somewhat tolerable.
The Russian Economy: Budgetary Black Hole or Controlled Crash Landing?
Moscow and those in the West who stand to gain from continued business with Russia insist the sanctions aren’t working. The budget deficit tells another story.
Ukrainians Don’t Need To Be Told War Is Terrible
The last thing Ukrainians need or want is that brand of condescension coming from Westerners who urge them to accept their own annihilation for the sake of a modus vivendi disguised as altruism.
The ‘Korean Scenario’ to Ending the War: How Likely Is it?
The "Korean Scenario" comes into play where there is a protracted war and no side is willing to compromise on its red lines.
Stealing Russia
The redistribution of property in Russia to the benefit of Putin's cronies, loyalists and criminals, continues.
EU Integration Will Initiate a Virtuous Cycle
Despite perennial obstacles to Ukraine’s EU integration, both from corruption within and resistance without, a fast-track accession process is really the only solution.
Seven Crucial Challenges Awaiting Ukraine Upon Winning the War
Winning the war is just the beginning of Ukraine’s difficult journey. A Polish journalist gives his insight into crucial challenges awaiting Ukraine after defeating Russia.
War in Ukraine and the Jewish question
Is Russia seeing Jews again as scapegoats for its failures.
Sanctioned and Seized Assets: How to Make Them Work for Ukraine
Creativity is needed not just for fighting the enemy, but also in the legal sphere – to find ways of turning seized assets into liquidity that can be used in the war and reconstruction effort.
With Putin’s war of aggression approaching its third anniversary, the financial, technological, and demographic hurdles facing the Russian economy are more severe than is commonly understood.
Oct. 5