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The nuclear factor in the Russian-Ukrainian war (expert survey)

The Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation conducted a survey of experts on the nuclear factor in the Russian-Ukrainian war from 16...
20 November 2025

Independence Day: How Ukrainians See the End of the War and the Future of Their Country

The nationwide survey was conducted between August 12 and 18, 2025
27 August 2025

Freedom, Security, Prosperity: Ukrainian Public Opinion During the War

A nationwide survey was conducted from 6 December 2024 to 9 January 2025.
7 April 2025

Media

For how long will Syria be able to allow Israel to continue bombing it? | Omar Ashour | UNAPOLOGETIC

Dr. Omar Ashour examines the shifting landscape of the Middle East: Syria’s transformation, Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, and the widen...
9 December 2025

What to Expect from the First U.S.–Russia Leaders’ Summit Since the Start of the War in Ukraine — Oleksiy Haran

In a commentary for the Arab news channel Al Jazeera, Oleksiy Haran assessed the meeting between Trump and Putin taking place in Alaska
15 August 2025

What will happen next? Olexiy Haran explains why Trump changed his approach

Olexiy Haran explains why Trump changed his approach on Tonight News Headlines
11 July 2025

Events

Analysts from the Democratic Initiatives Foundation joined Global Town Hall 2025

The Democratic Initiatives Foundation participated in the Global Town Hall 2025 forum as a strategic partner
18 November 2025

From Alaska to Tianjin: The World and Peace in Ukraine

The DIF briefing for COMEXI (Mexican Council on Foreign Affairs) "From Alaska to Taijin: Thw World and Peace in Ukraine"
20 September 2025

Lysiak-Rudnytsky Ukrainian Studies Programme

3rd Call Submission Deadline: August 6, 2025
14 July 2025

Latest publications

Wołodymyr Zełenski przed dylematem. "Najtrudniejszy moment od czasu wyboru na prezydenta"

Oleksiy Haran told Onet how recent corruption scandals in Ukraine have affected trust in President Zelensky — and what the unfolding political crisis could lead to
5 December 2025

L’Ukraine éclaboussée par un vaste scandale de corruption

La mauvaise nouvelle est qu’il y a de la corruption au plus haut niveau. Mais la bonne, c’est que les agences ukrainiennes font leur travail [pour endiguer la corruption]
24 November 2025

Proto-cities of Memory: Trypillia, Mohenjo-Daro and the Choice of Civilization – Volodymyr Lakomov

Volodymyr Lakomov writes about Trypillia and Mohenjo-Daro as symbols of a non-imperial, harmonious model of civilization.
25 September 2025

Nothing Is Forever Lost: Ukraine’s Multi-Domain Resistance and the Future of Peace Omar Ashour

Omar Ashour analyzes how Ukraine’s resistance movement has evolved since 2014 into a comprehensive multi-domain system of hybrid defense.
29 August 2025

Sanction Rosatom and send clear signal that occupation of nuclear plants will not be tolerated

Dzvinka Kachur and Volodymyr Lakomov analyze Russia’s unprecedented military occupation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, its implications for global nuclear safety and international law
29 August 2025

Strategic Narratives and Information Warfare: Russian FIMI Campaigns against Ukraine’s Armed Forces in the Context of War and Societal Impact

Marianna Pysiazhnya's article analyzes the case study of Russian Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference targeting the Armed Forces of Ukraine
1 July 2025

Ending Complacency: Hybrid Defence and Strategic Autonomy for Europe after the War on Ukraine

Rearmament must proceed on twin tracks – mass and method. More on this in Omar ASHOUR's article for Les Rencontres Économiques d'Aix-en-Provence
29 June 2025
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