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Institute presented policy brief «Kurt Volker – one year on the world stage»

The change of the Presidential Administrations in the USA in January 2017 adversely influenced the America’s involvement in solution of Ukraine-Russia conflict in Donbass. On January 26, 2017, Victoria Nuland, the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, resigned. In 2015-2016 she carried out active negotiations with the Russian Federation representatives (Grigoriy Karasin, Vladislav Surkov) concurrently with the Normandy Quartet. All the members of the Normandy Quartet expected that the USA would actively return to attempts of implementation of Minsk Agreements. As a result, in spring 2017 new discussions and speculations about who could take the position of Victoria Nuland and renew the bilateral contacts with Russia begun.

At the same time, it has become known that the USA are planning to return to attempts to implement Minsk Agreements and in such a way to bring peace to Donbass. One of the elements of the US plan to restart the negotiation process was the appointment of a special representative for renewal of the bilateral channel of negotiations with Russia. Establishment of the institute of special representative for Ukrainian negotiations also had to help the Donald Trump’s Administration to avoid the further delay of the U.S. active involvement given a slow process of Senate approval of the U.S. State Department staff. As a result, on 7 July 2017, Rex Tillerson appointed Kurt Volker to serve as the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations (it was the first time when such a position was created for Ukraine). Thereby, the speculations in the American mass-media concerning the possible candidate for the position of the U.S. Representative for the negotiations with Russia were borne out. The said appointment was favorably viewed by all the members of the Normandy process.

On July 27th 2018, Institute of World Policy made a presentation of the policy brief “Kurt Volker – one year on world stage”. Within the framework of the presentation, the following issues were analyzed:

  • Creation of the post of the United States Special Representative for Ukrainian Negotiations.
  • The main stages of Special representative’s activities.
  • New US negotiation position on the settlement of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict in the Donbass.
  • Key achievements of the United States Special Representative.
  • The main obstacles to implement a new US negotiation position on conflict settlement in the Donbass.
  • Conclusions and forecast.

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A video of the press conference on the presentation of the policy brief can be found here. The presentation was done in Ukrainian language

Yevhen Mahda will be appointed as a new director of the Institute of World Policy

The Supervisory Board of the Institute of World Policy at its meeting on December 15th 2017 adopted the request of Alyona Getmanchuk on the dismissal as the director of IWP.

Yevhen Mahda will be appointed as a new director of the organization. The relevant decision will be taken on December 18, 2017.

“We are grateful to Alyona Getmanchuk for many years of her dedicated work as the member of the team of the Institute of World Policy, and also decided to satisfy her request for dismissal. Taking into account the large contribution to the development of the organization, the board decided to offer Alyona Getmanchuk the ability to join the Supervisory Board of the Institute”, -said Viktor Shlinnchak, chairman of the IWP Supervisory Board.

Yevhen Mahda will assume official authority immediately after the completion of resignation process by the previous director.

For information. Yevhen Mahda – Candidate of Political Science, Associate Professor. In 1996 he graduated with honors from the Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University, and in 2006 defended his Ph.D. thesis on the topic “Regional Conflict in the Middle East in a Global Context.”

Associate Professor of the Publishing and Printing Institute of NTUU KPI named after Igor Sikorsky, where he lectures on “Political consulting, election technology and political advertising”, “Media activities under hybrid warfare”, “International image of Ukraine”.

Author of studies “Hybrid war: how to survive and win” (Kharkiv, 2015), “Hybrid aggression of Russia: lessons for Europe” (Kyiv, 2017). Along with Tetyana Vodoika he coauthored a book entitled “Games of reflection: how world perceives Ukraine” (Kharkiv, 2016). In 2017, the publishing house “Club of Family Leisure” published another book “Sixth. Memories of the Future”, which is a study of Ukrainian presidents.

Since April 2017 – a member of the Public Council at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

Presentation and Discussion “Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine-the United Kingdom”

On July 3, the Institute of World Policy held a public discussion “Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine – the United Kingdom”.
The discussion paper was written by Sergiy Solodkyy, First Deputy Director of the IWP, and Mykola Bielieskov research fellow at the IWP.

Speakers:

Judith Gough, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ukraine, Ambassador Volodymyr Khandohiy, President of Ukrainian Foreign Policy Association, Svitlana Zalishchuk, Co-Chair of the group for Inter-Parliamentary Relations with the United Kingdom, Vasyl Myroshnychenko,Director and Head of the Ukrainian office of the Ukrainian-British City Club.

IWP has already published 19 discussion papers on Ukraine’s bilateral relations with key countries and neighbors.

To learn more about “Foreign Policy Audit” project follow the link: http://iwp.org.ua/eng/public/2159.html.The goal of this initiative is to study the mutual interests of Ukraine and its strategically important partners in order to develop recommendations for a proactive foreign policy for Ukraine.

For any additional information, please, contact Daria Gaidai ([email protected], +380631387589).

This report was conducted with the support of the “Think Tank Support Initiative” implemented by the International Renaissance Foundation (IRF) in partnership with Think Tank Fund (TTF) with the financial support of the Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine.

IWP Presented “Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine-Sweden”

On June 12, the Institute of World Policy held a presentation and discussion “Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine-Sweden”.

The discussion paper on the Ukrainian-Swedish relations was presented by the authors Leonid Litra and Daria Gaidai, research fellows at the Institute of World Policy. Among the participants of the discussion were Martin Hagström, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Ukraine, Vasyl Khymynets, Director of the First European Directorate General of the MFA, Natalia Pasichnyk, Director of the Ukrainian Institute in Sweden, Taras Kachka, Deputy Executive Director at the International Renaissance Foundation, and foreign policy experts.

To download publication click here.

IWP has already published 18 discussion papers on Ukraine’s bilateral relations with key countries and neighbors. To learn more about “Foreign Policy Audit” click here. The goal of this initiative is to study the mutual interests of Ukraine and its strategically important partners in order to develop recommendations for a proactive foreign policy for Ukraine.

This research was conducted with the support of the “Think Tank Support Initiative” implemented by the International Renaissance Foundation (IRF) in partnership with Think Tank Fund (TTF) with the financial support of the Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine.

IWP launched the outdoor cartoon exhibition “Ukraine’s Road to Visa-Free Regime with the EU”

On June 9, the Institute of World Policy held the official opening of the outdoor cartoon exhibition “Ukraine’s Road to Visa-Free Regime with the EU”.

The event took place on June 9 at 11 a.m. in Taras Shevchenko Park, Kyiv.

The foreign and Ukrainian diplomats, Ukrainian officials and civil society leaders took part in the event, in particular EU Ambassador Hugues Mingarelli, Anatoliy Solovey, Head of Public Diplomacy Department of the MFA, Sergiy Sayenko, Deputy Director of the EU Department.

It took nine years for Ukraine to make the dream come true. In April and May 2017, the European Parliament and the Council of Europe adopted the abolishment of visas for Ukrainians, and June 11 was declared the day of the introduction of the visa-free regime. To mark this event the Institute of World Policy together with famous Ukrainian artists organized the exhibition of cartoons, dedicated to Ukraine’s thorny and tortuous path toward the visa-free regime with the EU.

Apart from the cartoons, IWP prepared the informational posters with the general overview of Ukraine-EU dialogue and implemented reforms. The aim of the outdoor exhibition is to engage common people with the reform agenda, and to deepen their understanding of a visa free regime.

This exhibition is conducted as part of IWP project, implemented under the USAID/ENGAGE activity, which is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Pact. The contents of this exhibition are the sole responsibility of Pact and its implementing partners and do not necessary reflect the views of USAID and the United States Government.

IWP Held 5th International Conference on Ukraine-EU Relations

On June 29, the Institute of World Policy held its 5th traditional international conference on Ukraine-EU relations.

It is the biggest annual conference in Kyiv on Ukraine’s relations with the EU, organized by the IWP in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

The conference brought together Ukrainian and foreign diplomats, politicians, researchers, civic activists and journalists who are engaged in the process of European integration of Ukraine. The aim of the event was to serve as a platform for exchanging the views by the representatives of four key actors: the Government of Ukraine, the EU institutions, the Parliament of Ukraine, and Ukrainian civil society.

Speakers:

Ivanna KLYMPUSH-TSINTSADZE, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration

Hugues MINGARELLI, Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine

Marie YOVANOVITCH, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine

Ivan MIKLOS, Chief Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ukraine, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Slovakia

Natalia MYKOLSKA, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine – Trade Representative of Ukraine

Dr Marie MENDRAS, CNRS – Sciences Po Scholar, Paris School of International Affairs

Maria IONOVA, Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on European Integration

Dr. Gustav GRESSEL, Senior Policy Fellow on the Wider Europe Programme at the ECFR Berlin Office

Dorothy SCHEFFEL, Chief global programs officer, Pact

Hashtag: #UAandEU2017

The conference was held as part of IWP project, implemented under the USAID/ENGAGE activity, which is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Pact.

IWP held a Public Discussion “Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine-Israel”

On May 25, the Institute of World Policy held a public discussion “Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine-Israel”.

The discussion paper was written by Kateryna Zarembo, Deputy Director of the Institute of World Policy.

To download the publication click here.

Speakers:

Eliav Belotsercovsky, Ambassador of Israel to Ukraine

Hanna Hopko, chairperson of Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Affairs

Josef Zissels, head of the Association of Jewish Organizations and Communities of Ukraine

Vitaliy Portnikov, political observer

This report was conducted with the support of the “Think Tank Support Initiative” implemented by the International Renaissance Foundation (IRF) in partnership with Think Tank Fund (TTF) with the financial support of the Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine.

What did the guests of Eurovision 2017 see in Ukraine? Opinion poll results

On May 24, the Institute of World Policy held a presentation and discussion of the survey among the foreign visitors of Eurovision Song Contest 2017.

The aim of the survey was to explore and understand the views of the foreign guests about positive and negative developments in Ukraine, their perception of Ukraine, and its integration into the European political and cultural space. The survey was commissioned by the IWP and conducted by GfK Ukraine from 9 to 13 May in Kyiv. In general, 1,060 people were interviewed.

To download the publication click here.

Speakers:

Alyona GETMANCHUK, Director, Institute of World Policy

Daria GAIDAI, Research fellow, Institute of World Policy

Anatoliy SOLOVEY, Head of Public Diplomacy Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Timur MIROSHNYCHENKO, journalist, host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Viktoriia SYDORENKO, international PR-Manager, Eurovision-2017

Moderator: Sergiy SOLODKYY, First Deputy Director, Institute of World Policy

This research was conducted as part of IWP project, implemented under the USAID/ENGAGE activity, which is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented by Pact. The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of Pact and its implementing partners and do not necessary reect the views of USAID and the United States Government.