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SyriaSource

Nov 21, 2016

Moscow, Washington, and the Wreckage of Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

At a recent international conference, Russian scholars triumphantly upheld their country’s role in Syria and called on the West to organize a “Marshall Plan” to rebuild Syria under Bashar al-Assad. In Peru, meanwhile, President Obama—he who has put American boots on the ground in Syria to help fight ISIS—lamented (without apparent irony) that he could […]

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UkraineAlert

Nov 21, 2016

How Ukraine Can Use E-Declarations to Target the Most Corrupt

By Basil A. Kalymon and Oleh Havrylyshyn

This year, thousands of Ukrainian members of parliament, government officials, and civil servants were required by law to declare their incomes and assets in a publicly available database by October 30. Although the introduction of the e-declaration system was initially blocked numerous times, today the public can view the vast amount of wealth owned by […]

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Montenegrin police arrest suspect in failed coup attempt

NATOSource

Nov 21, 2016

Montenegro: ‘Nationalists from Russia’ Organized Assassination Attempt Against Prime Minister Djukanovic

By AP and RFE/RL

From Predrag Milic, AP: Two Russian citizens are among those suspected of involvement in an alleged election day plot in Montenegro to assassinate the country’s prime minister and take power because of the government’s NATO membership bid, prosecutors said Monday.

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UkraineAlert

Nov 21, 2016

Kremlin Power Struggle Intensified: Liberals Under Attack

By Anders Åslund

The Kremlin power struggle intensifies. On November 15, Russia’s Investigative Committee arrested Minister of Economic Development Alexey Ulyukaev, the first time since 1991 that a sitting minister has been arrested. Ulyukaev is accused of corruption, but nothing seems to be as originally stated. Rather, this is a high-level political struggle between President Vladimir Putin’s confidant, […]

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President-elect Donald Trump and Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

NATOSource

Nov 21, 2016

Trump Agrees with NATO Secretary General that Progress has been Made on Burden-Sharing

By NATO

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg spoke by phone today [Nov. 18] with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

NATO Security & Defense

UkraineAlert

Nov 21, 2016

The Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Then and Now

By Amanda Abrams

Former Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk still believes deeply in the power of international norms to maintain peace. “Today’s world is based on great principles: sovereignty, territorial integrity, and untouchable borders. And as far as I understand the situation, the United States is the guardian of these principles,” said Kravchuk at an event on November 18, […]

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General Petr Pavel, May 18, 2016

NATOSource

Nov 18, 2016

NATO General Says Trump Not Serious About Abandoning Treaty

By Rob Gillies, AP

A top NATO general said Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestion that the United States might abandon its NATO treaty commitments is not serious

NATO Security & Defense
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Nov. 18, 2016

NATOSource

Nov 18, 2016

Secretary General: European Defense Needs Non-EU NATO Allies

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

Allies such as the United States and Canada to the West; Iceland and Norway to the North; And Turkey and Albania to the South-East, are not members of the EU. But, together, they are essential for European security and will continue to be.

European Union International Organizations
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Nov. 18, 2016

NATOSource

Nov 18, 2016

NATO Secretary General: ‘Europe is America’s Best Friend’

By Jens Stoltenberg, NATO

Two World Wars – and the Cold War – have taught us that the security of Europe relies on the United States. And that the United States has a profound strategic interest in a stable and secure Europe.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

New Atlanticist

Nov 18, 2016

Trump Must Avoid the Russia Reset Trap

By Ashish Kumar Sen

As a candidate, Donald Trump said that if elected president he would examine the possibility of recognizing Russia’s claim to Crimea and lifting sanctions imposed by the United States in response to Kremlin-orchestrated aggression in Ukraine. On November 8, Trump was elected the forty-fifth president of the United States. The question now is: will he […]

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