Mychailo Wynnyckyj
Mychailo Wynnyckyj is a PhD, the University of Cambridge (UK). Mychailo Wynnyckyj is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Kyiv-Mohyla Business School, Director of the Doctoral School and National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”

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Putin's Vision of World Order - Thoughts from Kiev.

Putin’s Vision of World Order – Thoughts from Kiev.

My last post on the current situation in Ukraine was exactly two months ago. On October 3rd I predicted that an all-out invasion of Ukraine (including use of air power by Russia against targets in Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk) was to occur be...

by Mychailo Wynnyckyj

Ten Reasons Why Russia Could Invade Ukraine Before Winter

Ten Reasons Why Russia Could Invade Ukraine Before Winter – Thoughts from Kiev

Putin needs to establish a land link between the Russian Federation and Crimea before the onset of winter. If he chooses not to create such a link, the population of Crimea will surely starve and freeze; this will cause Putin major probl...

by Mychailo Wynnyckyj

The Minsk “cease fire” agreement

The Minsk “cease fire” agreement and the calm before the storm.

Given that no one anywhere (including in Russia) seems to still believe the fairytale of Russia’s “non-involvement” in Ukraine, Putin may just decide to drop the pretense, and engage “the fascist evil” (as the Russian media refers to Ukr...

by Mychailo Wynnyckyj

Putin's Reminder - "Russia is one of the leading nuclear powers.”

Putin’s Reminder – “Russia is one of the leading nuclear powers.” (Thoughts from Kiev)

“Thank God, I think no one is thinking of unleashing a large-scale conflict with Russia. I want to remind you that Russia is one of the leading nuclear powers.” – Putin [dropcap size=big]L[/dropcap]ast Saturday Putin is...

by Mychailo Wynnyckyj

Flight MH17 and Pretexts by Putin

Flight MH17 and Pretexts by Putin – Thoughts from Kiev

After the tragic downing of MH17 the phrase of the day in the western media became “game-changer”. Was this really such an earth-shattering event? Certainly it represented a turning point for politicians and policy-makers in western coun...

by Mychailo Wynnyckyj

Thoughts on Ukrainian Higher Education

Thoughts on Ukrainian Higher Education – Thoughts from Kiev

Surviving the 2014 legislative reform: new management challenges for Ukraine’s universities [dropcap size=big]O[/dropcap]n 1 July 2014 the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Bill 1187-2 – a new law “On Higher Education” for Ukraine. The b...

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