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      UN: World’s displaced hits record high

      Almost 60 million people worldwide were forcibly uprooted by conflict and persecution at the end of 2014, the UN said. ||| London – Almost 60 million people worldwide were forcibly uprooted by conflict and persecution at the end of last year, the highest ever recorded number, the UN refugee agency said on Thursday. More than half the...

      The 2015 Global Peace Index
      Jun18

      The 2015 Global Peace Index

      The 2015 Global Peace Index has been released today and shows that overall, global peace levels remained stable in 2014; but are lower than 2008. However the overall score disguises an increasing division between the most and least peaceful nations. Since last year, four out of the nine geographical regions experienced an improvement in peace:...

      Eagles do not bow to bears, I’m sure that NATO will not bow to Russia either! – US Air Force Secretary
      Jun17

      Eagles do not bow to bears, I’m sure that NATO will not bow to Russia either! – US Air Force Secretary

      Air Force Secretary Deborah James at the Paris Air Show stated that Russia was as the “biggest threat on my mind” while listing the greatest threat faced by the U.S. Air Force. Air Force Secretary underlined the U.S. could deploy a squadron of F-22 Raptor fighter jets to Europe in response to the stepped-up aggression by Russia in the...

      Here’s Why Moscow Doesn’t Want the Donbas but Continues to Meddle There Anyway
      Jun17

      Here’s Why Moscow Doesn’t Want the Donbas but Continues to Meddle There Anyway

      The war in the Donbas is imposing large costs on Ukraine. According to Ukraine’s leading investment bank Dragon Capital, in October 2014 the occupied territories in the Donbas accounted for 2.6 percent of Ukraine’s territory, 7.3 percent of the population, 10 percent of GDP, and 15 percent of industrial production. This output has...

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants don’t stop using heavy weapons including large-caliber artillery, mortars and armored vehicles
      Jun17

      National Security and Defense Council: Russia-backed militants don’t stop using heavy weapons including large-caliber artillery, mortars and armored vehicles

      Kyiv, June 17, 2015. Number of Russia-backed militant attacks on the Ukrainian troops has decreased yesterday. Ukrainian Armed Forces did not suffer any lethal casualties. However, the enemy does not stop using heavy weapons including large-caliber artillery, mortars and armored vehicles. View map in full size In the Mariupol sector, Shyrokyne...

      Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 6.16
      Jun17

      Dmitry Tymchuk: Military update 6.16

      Operational data from Information Resistance: During the past 24 hours, Russian-terrorist forces in Donbas have focused shelling the positions of the ATO forces and civilian objects in the Donetsk direction; in general, massive attacks have been recorded on the stretch from Shumy to Hranitne and Starohnativka. Armed confrontations have been...

      Russia beefing up nuclear arsenal

      President Vladimir Putin said Russia would add more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear arsenal. ||| Kubinka, Russia – President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russia would add more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear arsenal this year, a remark that is likely to increase alarm in the...

      Here’s One Practical Way to Save Ukraine
      Jun16

      Here’s One Practical Way to Save Ukraine

      Stimulating Ukraine’s economy is a key goal of the reforms that are underway in Kyiv. Ukraine’s Association Agreement with the European Union (EU) should enable better economic management and freer trade. But there’s an important precondition for growth: investor confidence. Domestic businessmen and foreign investors must feel...

      National Security and Defense Council: Militants intensify attacks near Shyrokyne, use Grad missile systems by Maryinka
      Jun16

      National Security and Defense Council: Militants intensify attacks near Shyrokyne, use Grad missile systems by Maryinka

      Kyiv, June 16, 2015. Russia-backed militants have continues to use heavy weapons against the Ukrainian Armed Forces along the entire frontline. In the Mariupol sector, attacks intensified near Shyrokyne where militants fired from large-caliber mortars and artillery. In the Donetsk sector, pro-Russian fighters targeted Ukrainian military position...

      The Muddled Thinking at the G-7 Only Encourages Putin
      Jun16

      The Muddled Thinking at the G-7 Only Encourages Putin

      Leaders at the recent G-7 summit reaffirmed their commitment to keeping sanctions on Russia in place. They also agreed that sanctions will likely be extended until 2016 because Russia has failed to implement the Minsk II ceasefire agreement. But the summit ended on a disappointing note: The summit communiqué and all the G-7 leaders indicated that...