Lessons from Croatia’s fight to exist show the way to EU for Ukraine
Croatia’s past is much like Ukraine’s present. But I hope that our futures will soon be the same…
Descent into the Mariupol disinformation maelström
Many Mariupolitans not only identify themselves as Soviet but also believe in many myths distributed by Russian propaganda.…
The “Elephant” in Mariupol: Moscow’s grip on hearts and minds
The results from a survey conducted in the south-Ukrainian city of Mariupol indicate that the Ukrainian nation-building process…
Decentralization in Ukraine is already an economic success
Decentralization in Ukraine implies two important results for long-term economic growth: (1) more local taxes being paid and…
15% of Ukraine’s GDP: the economic cost of Russia’s hybrid war
Julia Bluszcz from Humboldt University and Marica Valente from the Berlin School of Economics study the impact of…
Reintegration Costs of Donbas: $22 Billion or More?
The new government of Volodymyr Zelensky aims to reimagine the attempts to end the war in Donbas. However,…
Four Steps to Ukraine’s Freedom, or A Plan for Taming Ukraine’s Oligarchs
The prescription for taming Ukraine’s oligarchs that we propose may seem radical. But it is nothing new. Even…
The state of science in Ukraine
Usually, any comparison between Ukraine with the developed world are dismal: our GDP is smaller; corruption is more…