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Article image: The price of a ticket to political Olympus
Politics & Law
Mykhailo Kamchatnyi
Mykhailo Kamchatnyi
2 August, 2025

The price of a ticket to political Olympus

How much does it cost to set up a new party and potentially participate in elections? Methods of creating an effective and dynamic political market in Ukraine.

Article image: Breaking free from the clutches of corruption
Governance and Regulations
Yaroslav Romanchuk
Yaroslav Romanchuk
28 July, 2025

Breaking free from the clutches of corruption

This phenomenon is not unique to Ukraine. In most European Union countries, citizens recognize the existence of corruption in government. Is there a recipe that can pull countries out of the clutches of corruption?

Article image: A Beginner Reformer’s Manual: How to Cut Government Spending
Reforms
Volodymyr Zolotoriov
Volodymyr Zolotoriov
22 July, 2025

A Beginner Reformer’s Manual: How to Cut Government Spending

Why is cutting government expenditures the hardest — and the most crucial — task for any reformer?

Article image: What is a Think Tank?
Politics & Law
Tetiana Stroiko
Tetiana Stroiko
25 June, 2025

What is a Think Tank?

How think tanks influence global processes in world politics and economics, the opinions of world leaders, and strategies for the prosperity and decline of countries

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Our Indexes & Ratings
ILI Team
ILI Team
17 June, 2025

Social Welfare 2025

The Social Welfare Index (SWI) is the truth serum for understanding a person’s standard and quality of life. A simple and intuitive tool that can be used both to assess personal progress and to grasp a country’s development.

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Article image: Rare minerals in exchange for development
Politics & Law
Yaroslav Romanchuk
Yaroslav Romanchuk
19 May, 2025

Rare minerals in exchange for development

Analysis of the Agreement on Rare Earth Metals and Commodities for Ukraine. Shadow areas of the agreement. Risks, scenarios, and opportunities.

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Trade & Investment
Yaroslav Romanchuk
Yaroslav Romanchuk
12 May, 2025

TRADE WAR

The cost of the US-China trade war. How China defeated the EU and the US with their weapons. Why democracy will lose the war against totalitarianism. Principles of the new international trade system.

Article image: Does an entrepreneur need to know the economy?
Trade & Investment
Volodymyr Popereshniuk
Volodymyr Popereshniuk
28 April, 2025

Does an entrepreneur need to know the economy?

Scaling Up Thinking or How Economic Knowledge Helps Both Personal Success and Building a Prosperous Economy of the Country

Article image: Japan and China: economic lessons for Ukraine
World
Yaroslav Romanchuk
Yaroslav Romanchuk
14 April, 2025

Japan and China: economic lessons for Ukraine

Geographical distance and differences in economic potential and cultural perception do not prohibit Ukraine from taking into account the successful and bitter experiences of the history of economic development in Japan and China