All posts tagged "Ukraine"
- ‘After the war, Ukrainian fintechs will change the world’: Ukraine fintech leader speaks at inaugural Global Government Fintech Lab
Keynote speeches from Estonia’s finance minister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus and Rostyslav Dyuk, chairman of the Ukrainian Association of Fintech and Innovation Companies, were among the highlights of the inaugural Global Government
- Posted June 2, 2022
- Letter from Ottawa: After a winter of shocks, Canada’s Budget is the latest sign of stability
A political agreement that increased the durability of the government and a Budget that that launched a number of policy reviews indicate that the government in Ottawa is trying to
- Posted April 11, 2022
- UK spy chief welcomes Russia invasion intelligence shift; US watchdog’s top trends shaping government; Singapore signs space accord: policy and delivery news in brief
Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed UK spy chief welcomes shift to publish more intelligence around Russia’s invasion of
- Posted April 7, 2022
- During the cold war, US and Europe were just as divided over Russia sanctions – here’s how it played out
It’s impossible to predict how the crisis in Ukraine will progress, but the rupture in relations between Russia and the west is unlikely to heal any time soon. At the
- Posted March 22, 2022
- Australia to increase military headcount by 30% as global security tensions rise
The Australian Defence Force has committed to adding 18,500 personnel to its headcount. The 30% rise marks the biggest increase in peacetime, according to the federal government. This will take
- Posted March 15, 2022
- US federal agencies get 6.7% budget increase in $1.5 trillion spending bill
President Joe Biden is expected to today sign a US$1.5 trillion spending bill that will fund the government through to the end of September, averting a partial government shutdown. The
- Posted March 14, 2022
- Governments must take six actions to assist Ukraine in face of Russian invasion, say world politicians
More than 100 world and Ukrainian politicians and civil society leaders have appealed to the international community, outlining six actions they must take urgently to help Ukraine as it fights
- Posted March 2, 2022
- Why the idea of a ‘neutral’ Ukraine is a non-starter in peace talks
Now that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to start negotiations at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border, one of the key questions is what should be on the agenda to provide a way
- Posted February 28, 2022
- The age of permanent crisis is here – governments must rapidly adapt
In this crisis-ridden era, Adam Lent argues that a bigger state is needed but it must be a fundamentally different, community powered state. Welcome to the perma-crisis. A state of
- Posted February 24, 2022
- Trump fires inspector general who alerted Congress to Ukraine scandal
In a controversial move, president Trump has fired the inspector general who alerted Congress to security service concerns over his conversation with the Ukrainian president, sparking the bid to impeach
- Posted April 7, 2020