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572. The Razumkov Center Newsletter
- Author:
- Razumkov Center
- Publication Date:
- 10-2017
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Razumkov Centre
- Abstract:
- ANTI-CORRUPTION COURT: TO EXECUTE IMPOSSIBLE TO PARDON determined by the level of people’s awareness, candidates’ hidden motives. Society must ask questions: who is the candidate, what does he seek, does he represent a particular person, or is he an independent law-maker? We have to ask ourselves as well. Because after the election campaign of 2014, many new deputies emerged, but they did not turn out to be who they positioned themselves as. The issue of the quality of parliamentarism is a deep one, it cannot be associated with a certain law, – it is connected with political culture that needs to be developed. Full text Kharkiv oblast, and Svatove in Luhansk oblast in 2015. This year, attention of the entire country was drawn to the fires in Balaklia, Kharkiv oblast in late March, and now – the one not far from Kalynivka, Vinnytsia oblast. situation, where the corruption search campaign across all levels of the government triad has brought Ukraine to the top of corrupt states list, and the judiciary is consistently and deliberately deprived of the lion’s share of public trust, the creation of a specialised anti-corruption court will bring the fight against corruption into a practical stage. Full text The court system is largely disoriented and demoralised. It is hard to predict the results of its next modernisation in the sense of its ability to bring all of its segments together to properly administer fair justice. Today, the expert and political community is awaiting the «finalising» of assembly of the new Supreme Court and the determination of prospects for creating the anti-corruption court, especially, methods and ways this issue is to be solved.
- Topic:
- International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
573. The Razumkov Center Newsletter
- Author:
- Razumkov Center
- Publication Date:
- 07-2017
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Razumkov Centre
- Abstract:
- In Ukraine, every President that comes to power aspires to change the Constitution of Ukraine, however, even this Constitution has hardly ever been abided by in the 20 years. Our civil society is still underdeveloped. We still experience only occasional surges – one Maidan, then another one, where the civil society shows itself. We still have not reached the point where civil society controls the government.
- Topic:
- International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
574. The Razumkov Center Newsletter
- Author:
- Razumkov Center
- Publication Date:
- 06-2017
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Razumkov Centre
- Abstract:
- 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.
- Topic:
- International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
575. The Razumkov Center Newsletter
- Author:
- Razumkov Center
- Publication Date:
- 05-2017
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Razumkov Centre
- Abstract:
- 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
- Topic:
- International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
576. The Razumkov Center Newsletter
- Author:
- Razumkov Center
- Publication Date:
- 03-2017
- Content Type:
- Commentary and Analysis
- Institution:
- Razumkov Centre
- Abstract:
- 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
- Topic:
- International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
577. The Razumkov Center Newsletter
- Author:
- Razumkov Center
- Publication Date:
- 02-2017
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Razumkov Centre
- Abstract:
- 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».
- Topic:
- International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
578. Beyond the Caliphate: Foreign fighters and the threat of returnees
- Author:
- Richard Barrett
- Publication Date:
- 10-2017
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- The Soufan Group
- Abstract:
- As the so-called Islamic State (IS) loses territorial control of its caliphate, there is little doubt that the group or something similar will survive the worldwide campaign against it so long as the conditions that promoted its growth remain. Its appeal will outlast its demise, and while it will be hard to assess the specific threat posed by foreign fighters and returnees, they will present a challenge to many countries for years to come.
- Topic:
- International Affairs and Counter-terrorism
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
579. Economic Distress and the Inevitability of an Economic Recovery Programme
- Author:
- ZIPAR
- Publication Date:
- 03-2017
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR)
- Abstract:
- Zambia is emerging from a major economic downturn. The copper price collapse, electricity shortages, huge fall in the value of the Kwacha and high inflation in 2015 left the economy stalling. Growth in 2015 was 2.9% and possibly 3.4% in 2016, significantly below the long-term average rate of 6.9%. The downturn was compounded by a tightening of monetary policy which made it harder for businesses to borrow, and by a continuation of expansionary fiscal policies which increased the budget deficit and Government debt. Because the scale of the challenge was so significant, the Government announced it would launch Zambia Plus, a home-grown recovery programme to put the economy back on track
- Topic:
- International Political Economy and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus
580. Second Hand Motor Vehicles Imports
- Author:
- Thulani Banda and Zali Chikuba
- Publication Date:
- 09-2017
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR)
- Abstract:
- The sustained positive growth of the Zambian economy has resulted in many shifts in consumption patterns of Zambian households. One notable change is the increased consumption of consumer durables, particularly motor vehicles. Motor vehicle ownership has increased substantially since 2004. The increase in motor vehicle ownership owes in part to the highly unbridled access to second hand motor vehicle imports. The downside of the relaxed motor vehicle import regulations as observed in Zambia is the ageing of the motor vehicle fleet and deterioration in fleet safety. Second hand motor vehicles imported in the country may be fine, but they may also be unreliable – commonly referred to as lemons in economic literature – and costly to maintain thereby generating serious financial, road safety and environmental concerns. Considering that Zambia is one of the highest road fatality risk countries in Africa with 23.7 road traffic deaths per 100,000 people, the ageing fleet of motor vehicles only compounds the risk. Thus, more deliberate measures to ensure lives are safeguarded and consumers get value-for-money on motor vehicle imports should be devised and implemented urgently.
- Topic:
- International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus