Tag: new-eastern-outlook

April 2, 2016 0

Ukraine-EU Association: From Self-Determination to Foreign Domination

By News Desk

Links Ukraine-EU Association: From Self-Determination to Foreign Domination April 2, 2016 ( Ulson Gunnar – NEO ) – Though none actually leading the 2013-2014 Euromaidan putsch would seriously claim that the unrest was aimed at preserving Ukrainian self-determination and independence, many who took to the streets believed this to be so. They believed that Russia possessed unwarranted influence over their nation and sought to move out from the shadows they felt they still dwelt in from the era of Soviet rule.

February 14, 2016 0

Turkey is the Source, Not Solution to ISIS and the Syrian Crisis

By News Desk

The images from Aleppo, Idlib and Syria’s border with Turkey can be described in one word: despair. The Guardian’s article, " Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees remain stranded at Turkish border ," claims: Tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing a Russian-backed government advance on Aleppo have remained stranded near the Turkish border over the weekend, with no sign that the authorities in Ankara will respond to mounting international pressure to allow in more refugees uprooted by the escalating war.