IWP presented TOP-30 Notions associated with Ukraine in the region

The Institute of World Policy will present the rating “Soft Power of Ukraine: TOP-30 Associations with Ukraine in the Region” on June 22nd at 12 o’clock.Rating is prepared according to the results of the expert survey conducted in six countries: Poland. Belarus, Russia, Georgia, Romania, Moldova.

Presenting the rating Alyona Getmanchuk, director of the Institute of World Policy stated that the IWP strived to base on the most objective data, so the experts who took part in the survey represent different organizaions, having various views and opinions.

Kateryna Zarembo, Deputy director of the Institute of World Policy,
presented the rating, pointed out the 5 most popular notions associated with Ukraine in each country of the six.
Foreign and Ukrainian diplomats, experts and journalists took part in the presentation.
The full text of the publication is available here

The event was held within the framework of the project: “Ukraine’s Soft Power: A tool for effective foreign policy”, which is implemented by the Institute of World Policy with the support of Ukraine National Initiatives to Enhance Reforms (UNITER) project funded by USAID and implemented by Pact in Ukraine.

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Alyona Getmanchuk, director of the Institute of World Policy
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Victor Shlinchak, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Institute of World Policy
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Kateryna Zaremno, Deputy director of the Institute of World Policy
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Ion Stevile, Ambassador of Moldova to Ukraine
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Wolf Dietrich Haim, Ambassador of Austria to Ukraine
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Gela Dumbadze, Senior Advisor, Embassy of Georgia to Ukraine
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Kitade Dayske, Attache, Embassy of Japan to Ukraine
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Irina Ozymok, Deputy Head of АДЕТЕФ Mission to Ukraine

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Vadym Triukhan, MFA
Photo by Natalia Sagalata

IWP presented photo exhibition “Georgia 2000 vs. Georgia 2011” in Yalta

The presentation of the photo exhibition “Georgia 2000 vs. Georgia 2011” was held in Yalta on June 17th, 2011 The exhibition is organized by the Institute of World Policy with the support of the Embassy of Georgia to Ukraine.The special photo project shows two realities separated by the decade. The Georgian wind of changes is an inspiring example of the successful reforms. The exhibition was demonstrated in Kyiv, Lviv and Odessa.

Among first visitors were: First Deputy Head of the Supreme Court of AR Crimea Kostyantyn Bakhariev, member of Yalta City Council, Head of the Commission on National issues Anatolyi Mirzonian, Consular General of Georgia in Odessa Zurab Kvachadze, professor, doctor, Head of the Department of the Vernadsky State National University Volodymyr Kozaryn, Honored Citizen of AR Crimea, director of Yalta Music Hall, Honorary Council of Georgia in Yalta Elhudzha Kepuladze, prominent civic society leaders, artists and musicians.

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Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Institute of World Policy, Viktor Shlinchak
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Director of the Institute of World Policy Alyona Getmanchuk
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First Deputy Head of the Supreme Court of AR Crimea Kostiantyn Bakhariev
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Head of the Commission on National issues Anatoliy Mirzoian
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Consular General of Georgia in Odessa Zurab Kvachadze
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professor, doctor, Head of the Department of the Vernadsky State National University Volodymyr Kozarin
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Honored Citizen of AR Crimea, director of Yalta Music Hall, Honorary Council of Georgia in Yalta Elhudzha Kepuladze
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Address of the exhibition in Yalta: Sechenovykh str., 3 ArtUsadba Gallery.
The exhibition will take place from June 17th till July 1st, 2011.

Photo by Natalia Sagalata and Olesia Klyuy

Media club on DCFTA was held in IWP

Media-club with Vasyl Filipchuk, Director of the European Union Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine was held at the Institute of World Policy on June 17th, 2011.Vasyl Filipchuk answered the questions by the Ukrainian journalists, focusing on negotiation process between Ukraine and the EU on the Association Agreement. He underlined the key aspects of the future DCFTA and overviewd the current stage of the negotiations on visa-free regime.
Prominent Ukrainian journalists working in the field of international relations took part in the Media-club.

The focus-group «Ukraine in NATO Missile Defense System; Pro et Contra» took place in the IWP

The focus-group within the framework of the project «Ukraine in NATO Missile Defense System; Pro et Contra» took place in the Institute of World Policy on June 16th.The project is implemented by the IWP with the support of NATO Liaison Office in Ukraine.
The aim of the project is to make an analytical contribution to the realization of the NATO MDS in Europe and respond to social demand (from the Ukrainian and foreign politicians and diplomats) of analysis of the potential of Ukrainian participation in this system in Europe and the feasibility of such cooperation for Ukraine and NATO.
The participants discussed such issues possible advantages and disadvantages and technical capacity of Ukraine’s engagement in the NATO missile defence system

IWP presented the policy paper on Transnistria in Warsaw

The Institute of World Policy presented the policy paper “Scenarios for the Development of the Transnistria Conflict. Challenges to European Security” in Warsaw.The policy paper was presented by Alyona Getmanchuk, IWP director, and Kateryna Zarembo, IWP deputy director.
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After the presentation the discussion on the future scenario of the settlement of the conflict of Transnistria took place. The situation with regard to the renewal of the negotiations in “5+2” format, scheduled to take place on June 21st in Moscow, was also discussed.

{2}The event was moderated by Jan Pieklo, PAUCI Foundation Director. Leading Polish experts on Transnistria settlement, journalists, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland and foreign diplomats accredited in Warsaw took part in the discussion.
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The presentation in Warsaw was organized on the invitation of the PAUCI Foundation, IWP’s partner. The project was supported by the International Visegrad Fund and the Black Sea Trust, a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. It was implemented in partnership with the leading analytical institutions from the Visegrad Group states: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic. The aim of te event – to draw the attention of the Polish political and expert circles to the Transnistria problem.

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Institute of World Policy has presented the recommendations on Transnistria settlement to the Government of Moldova

On June 9th experts of the Institute of World Policy had a meeting with Evgeniy Karpov, Vice-Prime Minister for Reintegration of Republic of Moldova, who is paying a working visit to Kyiv.During the meeting Alyona Getmanchuk, director of IWP, introduced to Mr. Karpov the policy paper “Scenarios for the Development of the Transnistria Conflict. Challenges to European Security”. The study was presented in Kyiv on June 1st. The presentation in Warsaw is scheduled for June 13th.
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The project is supported by the International Visegrad Fund and the Black Sea Trust, a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

IWP hеld a videoconference with Adam Michnik

Institute of World Policy held a videoconference “Soft Power as a Means to Success in World Politics: Lessons of Poland for Ukraine” with Adam Michnik editor-in-chief of Gazeta Wyborcza, famous Polish essayist, historian and policy analyst.Videoconference “Soft Power as a Means to Success in World Politics: Lessons of Poland for Ukraine” took place within the framework of the project “Ukraine’s Soft Power: A tool for effective foreign policy”, which is implemented by the Institute of World Policy with the support of the UNITER/Pact.

Talking to the Ukrainian experts he claimed that Poland will keep on cupporting the European aspirations of Ukraine.
”Strong Ukraine corresponds to the national interests of Poland’, he said.

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Adam Michnik explained the behavior and hospitability expressed by President Komorovsky to his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovich during the visit of the later to Warsaw as a due respect to Ukrainian State, not a personal emotions.
”Poland will do its best to make Ukraine realize, that it is not doomed to be always dependent on Kremlin’, he stated.

However, Poland should be careful in developing its relations with Ukraine, as it stills lack the transparent and comprehensive foreign policy.

The Institute of World Policy has presented the policy paper on Transnistria

The Institute of World Policy has presented the policy paper “Scenarios for the Development of the Transnistria Conflict. Challenges to European Security”.The press-conference took place on June 1, 2011 on the premises of the UNIAN press-centre.{6}

WP director Alyona Getmanchuk, expert Yevhen Yenin, IWP first deputy director Serhiy Solodkyy and IWP deputy director Kateryna Zarembo presented the paper. {2}

Copies of the publication “Scenarios for the Development of the Transnistria Conflict. Challenges to European Security” in English and Ukrainian were available at the presentation.

“We have tried to assese the possibilities of each scenarion of the development of the situation in the most objective way, so we have considered all possible factors, which can contribute to that”, stated IWP director Alyona Getmanchuk.

{3}Having implemented its study called “Scenarios for the Development of the Transnistria Conflict. Challenges to European Security,” the Institute of World Policy has come to a number of conclusions. Firstly, the two most likely scenarios for the further development of the situation in Transnistria over the next five years look as follows: either status quo will be maintained (8 points of 10) or a political settlement will be reached on the basis of a modified Russian plan (8 points). For instance, the Europeanization of Transnistria, which is only likely in the medium to long term, could take place at the same time as status quo is maintained or the Russian—or Russian-EU—settlement plan is carried out.
The likelihood of any given scenario that would deprive the Republic of Moldova of any part of its territory or sovereignty, especially the independence of Transnistria or its union with Russia or Ukraine, is extremely low (0.5-1 point). {7}

However, it should be kept in mind that elements of such scenarios could be put into effect. For instance, while Transnistria’s joining Russia is highly unlikely, elements of some kind of “voluntary association” such as Puerto Rico’s relationship to the United States, are de facto already in place today.
The likelihood that armed conflict will flare up again is virtually zero.
This report was prepared by the Institute of World Policy (Ukraine) in partnership with the, the Polish-Ukrainian Cooperation Foundation – PAUCI (Poland), the Institute for Public Affairs (Slovakia), the Institute of Sociology under the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Hungary), and the Association for International Affairs (Czech Republic).

This study was made possible thanks to the support of the International Visegrad Fund and the Black Sea Trust, a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

The full text of the Policy Paper is available here
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Photo by Natalia Sagalata

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