The proposed new tax code, Motyl said, was another example of the government's incompetence. "Even during the signing of the well-known Kharkiv agreements with Russia, which provided for the prolongation of the stay of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea beyond 2017, Ukraine's leadership couldn't ask for a good bargain," said Motyl. Most of the Yanukovych's bureaucratic regime, as well as the president's Party of Regions - to which most officials belong - consists of Soviet-style managers at best and incompetents at worst. In spite of its rhetoric, no systemic and structural reforms have been introduced. The new president quickly accumulated more power than even the quasi-authoritarian former president, Leonid Kuchma.Īt the same time, the Yanukovych regime failed to implement other needed changes.
Such actions include illegal constitutional changes, the persecution of opposition leaders, and more media censorship. I was wrong," said Alexander Motyl, Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University-Newark, at a Kennan Institute event, "Ukraine after One Year of Yanukovych." In Motyl's view, the current Ukrainian regime is a failure on several levels.Īt the time of his election, many wondered whether Victor Yanukovych might bring stability and progress after years of elite bickering and the failed reforms of the "orange leaders." "But since Yanukovych took power on February 25, 2010, Ukraine has witnessed a coordinated effort to concentrate greater power in the president's hands along with backsliding from democratic principles," Motyl said. "When President Yanukovych was elected a year ago I hoped that he could bring change. Careers, Fellowships, and Internships Open/Close.Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition.Science and Technology Innovation Program.Refugee and Forced Displacement Initiative.The Middle East and North Africa Workforce Development Initiative.Kissinger Institute on China and the United States.Nuclear Proliferation International History Project.North Korea International Documentation Project.Environmental Change and Security Program.Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy.
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