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UkraineAlert

May 28, 2019

Zelenskiy sows confusion and another chance for change

By Oksana Bedratenko

Volodymyr Zelenskiy may be popular among Ukrainians, but he is getting the cold shoulder from its political elite. Ukraine’s new president has few friends in the parliament and government. Within days of taking office, Zelenskiy suffered a defeat in the Rada as the parliament has not considered his bill for a new electoral law. The […]

Fiscal and Structural Reform International Financial Institutions

UkraineAlert

May 28, 2019

How to create the impossible in Ukraine

By Anatoly Motkin

Volodymyr Zelenskiy won in a landslide. Ukrainian voters blamed incumbent Petro Poroshenko for two problems: the lack of significant success in combating corruption, and insufficient economic growth in the poorest country in Europe. These two problems have a common solution, which is transitioning Ukraine from a post-Soviet industrial economy to a knowledge economy. Perhaps the main difference between Zelenskiy and his predecessors is that he is the product of a new, creative economy. Zelenskiy, who […]

Entrepreneurship Inclusive Growth

New Atlanticist

May 28, 2019

WTO Deputy Director-General Wolff: The United States seeks to change the WTO

By Marie Kasperek

While Washington’s path to achieve change is highly disruptive, many of the US administration’s points of discontent are shared by other members who agree that the WTO is in urgent need of reform.

Economy & Business International Organizations

IranSource

May 28, 2019

Russia is a clear winner in US-Iran tensions

By Robert Czulda

Current tensions in the Persian Gulf are undoubtedly disturbing. Even if war is averted, the region faces a number of negative consequences, including lower investment and tourism as well as rising economic distress in an atmosphere of crisis and uncertainty.

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New Atlanticist

May 26, 2019

Europe’s smaller parties win big in European Parliament elections

By David A. Wemer

The big gainers of the night were the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE), which benefited from the debut of French President Emmanuel Macron’s En Marche party, and an array of far-right Euroskeptic parties who made gains throughout Europe.

Elections European Union

New Atlanticist

May 26, 2019

The 2019 EU elections

By Atlantic Council

A collection of Atlantic Council pieces on the European parliamentary elections.

Elections European Union

New Atlanticist

May 24, 2019

The last days of May

By John M. Roberts

British Prime Minister Theresa May has suffered the ultimate political indignity, announcing her own political demise after just three years as prime minister of the world’s fifth-biggest economy.

European Union United Kingdom

New Atlanticist

May 24, 2019

Theresa May resigns over Brexit chaos

By David A. Wemer

Having taken office less than one month after the UK voted to leave the EU, May will now leave almost three years later with that very exit still up in the air.

United Kingdom

UkraineAlert

May 23, 2019

Ukraine inaugurates new president

By David J. Kramer and John E. Herbst

Wasting little time after winning Ukraine’s April 21 presidential election in a landslide, the country’s new president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, vowed in his inauguration speech on Monday to dissolve the parliament and hold early elections. After winning 73 percent of the vote in the second round, Zelenskiy may be hoping to ride the political wave, and […]

Conflict Corruption

New Atlanticist

May 23, 2019

Narendra Modi wins big. What’s next for India?

By Nidhi Upadhyaya

The big question now is how Modi will use his second five-year term at the helm of the world’s largest democracy. India faces plenty of challenges: a high unemployment rate, slow economic growth, changing geopolitical relationships, border security issues, and a deepening religious divide.

Elections India
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