This collection of expert commentary is part of a series on the Constitutional Court crisis. For background information, see Ukraine's Constitutional Court Crisis, Explained and our primer on Ukraine's Judicial Institutions.... Read more about Ukraine's Constitutional Court Crisis: Experts Weigh In

High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC): Created in 2018 to prosecute corruption cases, especially those involving political figures. What makes this court distinct is the involvement of the Public Council of International Experts (PICE), a group of non-Ukrainian advisors who can block judicial candidates from serving on the court if there are concerns about a person’s integrity.... Read more about Ukraine’s Judicial Institutions: A Primer 

Why Is Ukraine a Democracy?

Thank you to everyone who participated in our conference. We were very pleased to have such a diverse, vibrant, and engaged audience for our outstanding panelists and moderators. Please stay in touch as we begin preparing for next year's conference.

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Guest post by Dr. Benjamin L. Schmitt
Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University
Former European Energy Security Advisor, U.S. Department of State
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis, Washington... Read more about The 2020 U.S. Election Is Here: What Ukraine Can Expect from a Biden or Trump Win

TCUP Director Emily Channell-Justice attended the first annual Taras Shevchenko Conference on Ukrainian Studies at Indiana University in Bloomington, March 6-7, 2020.... Read more about Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch Is Committed to Ukraine

On Saturday, January 25, 2020, TCUP Director Emily Channell-Justice attended “Activism Rising: Ukraine at a Turning Point,” a conversation between Ukrainian film director and former political prisoner Oleg Sentsov and scholar Nina Khrushcheva in New York City.... Read more about Oleg Sentsov Speaks to New York Audiences

In September, TCUP Director Emily Channell-Justice went to Vinnytsia, Ukraine, for the Borderlands and Contact Zones conference. During the conference, attendees visited the Wehrwolf bunker museum. Here, she describes the museum and reflects on how Ukraine remembers its complicated past.... Read more about Hitler’s Bunker on the Eastern Front: Wehrwolf Museum Reflects Ukraine’s Difficult Historical Position

TCUP—the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program—is a new initiative at HURI that focuses on matters related to today's Ukraine. Here, Emily Channell-Justice, TCUP Director, discusses key points of a conference she recently attended in Ukraine.

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By Emily Channell-Justice, TCUP Director. TCUP — the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program — is a new initiative at HURI that focuses on matters related to today's Ukraine. 

... Read more about Serving the People: Will Ukraine’s Political Culture Change? HURI Experts Weigh In

TCUP—the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program—is a new initiative at HURI that focuses on matters related to today's Ukraine. Here, Emily Channell-Justice, TCUP Director, provides an overview of commentary on the upcoming parliamentary elections.... Read more about TCUP: Assessing the Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections