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On December 16, the Institute of World Policy held a public debate on Ukrainian-Japanese relations.At the event, Mykola Bielieskov, research fellow at the IWP, presented the research paper on the Ukrainian-Japanese relations, based on a series of interviews with Ukrainian and Japanese officials and experts.

Diplomats, policy and decision makers, experts had been invited to take part in the discussion, in particular, Shigeki Sumi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine, Hanna Hopko, People’s deputy of Ukraine, Member of the inter-parliamentary group relations with Japan, Yurii Kostenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Japan (2000 -2006).

Moderator: Leonid Litra, senior research fellow at the IWP.

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Watch full video of the discussion (in English)
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The aim of our project is to provide an independent assessment and revision of Ukraine’s relations with its neighbors and strategic partners. Our study indicates existing gaps and failings in bilateral relations and formulates concrete policy recommendations how to overcome the existent challenges.

On December 13, the Institute of World Policy and the Embassy of Lithuania held the public debate on Ukrainian-Lithuanian relations.The event was dedicated to mark the 25th anniversary of the restoration of the diplomatic relations between Lithuania and Ukraine.
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The discussion paper was presented by Olena Betlii, research fellow, Institute of World Policy.
Diplomats, policy and decision makers, experts took part in the discussion, in particular, Marius JANUKONIS, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania in Ukraine, Volodymyr YATSENKIVSKYI, Ambassador of Ukraine in the Republic of Lithuania, Vitaly PORTNIKOV, International observer.
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Watch full video of the discussion here.
The study is a part of ambitious initiative of IWP “Ukraine’s Foreign Policy of Audit”. The objective of the initiative is to explore mutual interests of Ukraine and a number of strategically important states in order to develop recommendations for proactive foreign policy of Ukraine.

Sorry, this entry is only available in Ukrainian.

The events of the past few months have demonstrated a very positive dynamic in relations between Ukraine and Hungary. IWP analyst Daria Gaidai presented on this during the international applied sciences conference “Ukraine-Hungary: 25 years of diplomatic relations.”The event took place on December 5 at the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine in the Foreign Affairs Ministry with the support of the Hungarian Embassy in Ukraine.
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Daria Gaidai presented conclusions and recommendations of the IWP’s research on Ukrainian-Hungarian relations, presented spring of this year.
See the publication ““Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine-Hungary” here.
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Gaidai highlighted that work on the research led to the activation of cooperation with Hungarian colleagues.
“Our main recommendation was to better communication and set up a strategic dialogue concerning problematic questions between the two countries. For a long time Hungary has remained terra incognita for both Ukrainian politicians and the expert audience. This has spawned misunderstandings and conflicts. There existed in the bilateral agenda certain questions which Hungary most of all was interested in. Today Ukraine and Hungary have the chance to establish a balanced partnership. The fundamental recipe: to concentrate on questions which unite and do not divide the two countries.
The events of the past few months have demonstrated a very positive dynamic in Ukrainian and Hungarian relations. During Prime Minister Groisman’s visit there were several statements which established optimism for future Ukrainian-Hungarian cooperation. Prime Minister Orban emphasized that Budapest supports Ukrainian membership in the EU and considers the cancellation of the visa regime for Ukrainians as a moral obligation for the EU. Mutual projects, especially in the sphere of infrastructure, were started.”

The IWP analyst especially expressed gratitude to the Hungarian Embassy in Ukraine for its cooperation and active dialogue with Ukrainian civil society.

The Institute of World Policy co-organized the international conference “Border security in Eastern Europe: lessons for NATO and partners,” which took place in Berlin on December 1-2, 2016.The international conference on border security in Eastern Europe became the key event of a project realized by the German Marshall Fund of the USA (GMF) with support from NATO and in partnership with the Institute of World Policy and Foreign Policy Association (Chisinau).
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Kateryna Zarembo, deputy director of IWP, spoke about current challenges in border security and the current condition of Ukrainian and NATO cooperation in this sphere.
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20 of the highest officials, experts, and academics of member states of the EU and NATO, Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova took part in the discussion.

Photos: GMF

On 5th of December, the anniversary of signing the Budapest Memorandum, the Institute of World Policy held a debate and presentation of the research on new opportunities for strengthening security of Ukraine.The research paper “Security in Transition. How to Counter Aggression with Limited Resources” was presented at the event.

The primary objective of IWP study is to analyze security opportunities for Ukraine within five frameworks: cooperation with NATO, regional security arrangements, armed neutrality, bilateral security arrangements, and asymmetric model.

The IWP has also prepared 10 recommendations that will improve Ukraine’s security if carried out.

Watch full video of the debate here.

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Speakers:
Alyona Getmanchuk, Director, Institute of World Policy;
Judith Gough, British Ambassador to Ukraine;
Volodymyr Ohryzko, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2007-2009);
Oleksandr Chaly, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador; Head of the Supervisory Board, Institute for Global Transformations;
Ihor Smeshko, Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (2003-2005)
James Sherr, Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House
Isaac Webb, analyst, writer for Foreign Affairs, World Politics Journal, Kyiv Post, The Atlantic

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

On December 2, the Institute of World Policy in partnership with the Center of Polish and European Studies NaUKMA held an international round table about Ukrainian-Polish historical dialogue.The event took place on the same day as the official visit of the Ukrainian President Poroshenko to Poland.
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To watch the discussion (in Ukrainian and Polish)
Speakers:
Georgiy Kasyanov, professor, Ph.D in history, head of department of contemporary history and politics at the Institute of History of Ukraine, National Academy of Sciences;
Paweł Kowal, Polish historian and politician, former member of the European Parliament;
Tomasz Stryjek, historian and political scientist, leading Polish Ukrainian specialist, researcher at the Institute of Political Studies, PAS, professor Collegium Civitas (Warsaw);
Mykola Knyazhitskyy, People’s Deputy of Ukraine, Co-head of the Ukrainian-Polish Inter-Parliamentary Group;
Tadeusz Iwanski, expert of Ukrainian foreign policy,, Center of Eastern Studies (Warsaw);
Ihor Ilyushin, Ph.D in History, professor, head of the faculty of international relations of the Kiev Slavic Studies University. Member of the Ukrainian-Polish Forum of Historians;
Vladislav Hrynevych, Ph.D candidate in history, doctor of Political Sciences, leading academic researcher at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies.

Moderator: Olena Betlii, analyst at the Institute of World Policy, assistant director of the Center of Polish and European Studies

Informational partner: “ZIK” TV Channel

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November 8, Kateryna Zarembo, IWP deputy director, took part in a public discussion in Kramatorsk concerning the realization of the Minsk Agreements.The discussion was organized by the Donetsk Institute of Information with support from the International Renaissance Foundation.
Participants presented the conclusions from their research “Not so quiet on the Eastern Front: Minsk agreements audit and options for Ukraine’s reintegration.”
Video is available here.
As Kateryna Zarembo noted, similar discussion are of utmost importance for counteracting manipulation of social opinion concerning the Minsk process and Ukraine’s position. The expert called the absence of competent communication with the population “a timebomb waiting to go off”.
Because of the fact that Ukraine’s approach to the Minsk agreements remains undiscussed with the population and open to interpretation within the country, this can be of benefit to pro-Russian forces headed by Oppoblok for a variety of different forms of manipulation, but most of all- for inciting protest amongst citizens.
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October 18th the research “Not so quite on the Eastern Front: Minsk agreements audit and options for Ukraine’s reintegration” was presented in Brussels. This report is a product of the mutual efforts of experts from the Institute of World Policy, Vox Ukraine, Democratic Initiatives Foundation, and the Donetsk Institute of Information.
The text of the research can be read here.

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Sergiy Solodkyy, first deputy director of the Institute of World Policy, presented the think tank’s work concerning conducting international advocacy trips.Together with colleagues from the International Renaissance Foundation, DiXi group, Ukrainian Think Tanks Liaison Office, and the Institute for European Politics (Berlin), he spoke about how to prepare for an international presentation, what role the cooperation between Ukrainian and foreign think tanks plays, as well as other topics. The conversation with representatives of other NGO’s took place on November 29 within the Civil Society Development Forum.
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