Kyiv Post News, OP-ED

Pharmacies show contrast between Ukraine, West Dr. Richard Styles writes: My advice is to source the best drug you can.
Mar 15 at 21:36 | Dr. Richard Styles
Vox Populi with Daryna Shevchenko: Do you support the ban of smoking in public places and why? Ukraine’s parliament has adopted in a first reading a law that bans smoking in restaurants, bars and other public places. Do you support such a law and why?
Mar 15 at 20:26 | Daryna Shevchenko
STRATFOR: US to become natural gas exporter Editor’s Note:STRATFOR, a geopolitical risk analysis company based in Austin, Texas, is a Kyiv Post partner. This story can also be found here.



Summary


The United States has significantly increased its natural gas production since 2005, largely because of advancements in extraction technology. These technological improvements are relatively new, so their exact long-term impact on U.S. production is currently unclear. However, in the short term, this increased production has caused domestic prices to decrease substantially.

To remain profitable, U.S. companies are making plans to begin exports in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG), which could lead the United States to become a net exporter of natural gas in the next few years. With prices for natural gas higher in East Asia and Europe, the United States can use these exports as an effective economic and political tool.
Mar 12 at 23:38 | STRATFOR
TV news coverage in February: Less political, but shows pro-government bias An analysis of the news programs of eight leading Ukrainian TV channels in February 2012 demonstrated that a depolitization of news programs, started in 2010-2011, is continuing.
Mar 11 at 14:41 | Valery Ivanov
More democratic setbacks in Ukraine Editor's Note: The following are remarks by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (Republian New Jersey, the chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission on March 6 in Washington, D.C.
Mar 9 at 16:53
Back Story: Finding the right business formula for news Kyiv Post CEO Michael Willard says that as print ads decline, Kyiv Post needs to find new revenue streams.
Mar 8 at 19:55 | Michael Willard
Should childless people pay higher income taxes?



Mar 8 at 19:31 | Svitlana Tuchynska and Jakub Parusinski
There is no reason for alarm in Ukraine-European Union relations Kostiantyn Yelisieiev writes that the wheels of EU-Ukraine relations are still rolling.
Mar 8 at 19:25 | Kostiantyn Yelisieiev
Biggest heist of Ukraine’s riches in the making with land sales Boris Danik writes that land sales will allow oligarches tp spread their control into rural areas.
Mar 8 at 19:18 | Boris Danik
Vox Populi with Oksana Grytsenko: The Kyiv Post asked Russians in Kyiv which candidate they voted for in the presi­dential election The Kyiv Post stood out­side the Russian Consu­late in Kyiv on March 4 to ask Russians which candidate they planned to vote for in the presi­dential election and why.
Mar 8 at 19:01 | Oksana Grytsenko
Public health leaders urge Yanukovych to adopt tobacco advertising ban Dear President Viktor Yanukovych:

We, the undersigned, are international public health organizations committed to the reduction of tobacco addiction and tobacco related deaths throughout the world, with the end goal of protecting individuals, families, and societies facing the devastating harms produced by tobacco consumption and exposure to secondhand smoke.
Mar 7 at 18:14
It’s a long road from Seneca Falls When I moved to Ukraine in 2007, I was pleasantly surprised that Women’s Day is a national holiday.
Mar 7 at 14:30 | Jason Gilpin
Steven Pifer: Ukraine's perilous balancing act Since Ukraine regained its independence in 1991, the primary foreign policy challenge confronting policy makers in Kiev has been to strike the proper balance between Ukraine’s relations with the West and its relations with Russia. Ukrainian presidents over the past 20 years have structured this balance with the purpose of fixing Ukraine’s identity on the European map, ensuring that Ukraine does not end up as a borderland between an enlarging Europe and a recalcitrant Russia, and gaining greater freedom of maneuver vis-à-vis Moscow. Such a balance has generally served Ukraine well, but maintaining it has always been tricky.

Read the story here.
Mar 7 at 13:59 | Steven Pifer
Danylyuk: 'The situation is catastrophic' One of the main priorities declared by Viktor Yanukovych during his campaign was attracting more foreign direct investment to Ukraine. Unlike his other promises, this one was not forgotten after the election.
Mar 7 at 13:11 | Oleksandr Danylyuk
Ukraine’s prison problem If Ukraine wants to make its upcoming chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe a meaningful success next year, it will need to improve its judicial system this year.
Mar 7 at 11:41