The inability of the Constitutional Court to choose the new Chairman of theCCU in a closed meeting held recently is just the outside sign of existing problems accumulated inside and around this important state institution.
The Constitutional Commission created in early March 2015 by President Petro Poroshenko’s Decree has hardly stopped it work, as new rumours of yet another Constitutional change have started spreading inside Ukrainian information space and political environment. Citizens cannot make up their mind about the necessity of amending the Basic Law, as they are not aware of their fundamental constitutional rights. Razumkov Centre’s survey results in 2015 show that only 10% of Ukrainians are familiar with the text of the Constitution, while 40% – have never laid eyes on the Basic Law
National Security and Defence Council decision to stop the movement of
goods across the line of demarcation and transport connection with ORDLO is a mechanism of bringing down the intensity of tension in the society, which developed due to the blockade of railway tracks in Donbas
In 2016, Razumkov Centre has improved its position in the Global Go To Think Tank Index Report annually presented by the Lauder Institute of the University of Pennsylvania (USA) since 2006. It is the only representative from Ukraine in nomination «Top Think Tanks Worldwide».
Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis. As an old Latin adage has it, times change,
and we change with them. The year 2017 was no different in that regard, and change
continued to be the buzz word in the realm of international relations. Political trends
became unpredictable and complex, sometimes even tectonic. It does not come easy
to me to say that the world did not become a more stable and safer place last year.
We saw turmoil and regional tensions, with the international community starting to
lose consensus on some key issues previously understood as common interests. These
changes are no longer situational. They are early warnings of new, long-term tendencies,
stemming from protracted conflicts, social inequality, isolationism and lack of
trust. Changing constants have placed new demands on our foreign policy, and on
us as diplomats.
From Paris to Istanbul, sports and entertainment venues, to include stadiums, convention centers and arenas – often easily accessed and filled with large groups of people – have become increasingly attractive targets. While there is a history of targeting stadiums around the world, the increased prevalence of these attacks, along with new tactics, may forecast future activity that requires both public and private sector stakeholders to examine existing efforts and implement new measures to enhance safety and security