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Jun 3, 2015

Aslund: How Oligarchs Are Losing Out

By Anders Aslund

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Aslund writes for the Kyiv Post’s “Doing Business in Ukraine” guide on why Ukraine’s once powerful oligarchs are rapidly losing money and power:

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Jun 3, 2015

International Policy Digest Reviews Anders Åslund’s Ukraine: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It

By Anders Åslund

International Policy Digest reviews Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Senior Fellow Anders Åslund’s new book Ukraine: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It, which identifies the causes of Ukraine’s precarious economic position, and the radical steps necessary for improvement:

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Jun 3, 2015

Pham on Fighting Boko Haram

By J. Peter Pham

Voice of America quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how Nigeria’s leadership change could boost the US role in fighting Boko Haram: 

Nigeria Politics & Diplomacy

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Jun 3, 2015

Pham on Boko Haram’s Propaganda Video

By J. Peter Pham

International Business Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the goals of the new, graphically violent Boko Haram video: 

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Jun 3, 2015

Hruby: Despite Setbacks, Africa is Still Rising

By Aubrey Hruby

Africa Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Aubrey Hruby writes for How We Made it in Africa on why despite plummeting commodity prices and increasing insecurity, Africa is still on the rise:

East Africa Economy & Business

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Jun 2, 2015

Åslund on the Riga Summit Results

By Anders Åslund

Communities Digital News quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Åslund on the outcome of the Riga Summit, which proved disappointing for Ukraine:

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Jun 2, 2015

Aslund: Myths of Austerity – and Paul Krugman

By Anders Aslund

Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Resident Senior Fellow Anders Aslund writes for the Berlin Policy Journal on the solution to the euro crisis and why New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is wrong about European fiscal policy:

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Jun 2, 2015

Mefford on Odessa’s New Governor

By Brian Mefford

BBC quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Brian Mefford on former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s appointment as Odessa’s new governor: 

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Jun 1, 2015

Pham on the Nigerian Banking Fraud Scandal

By J. Peter Pham

International Business Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the corruption within the Nigerian banking system:

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Jun 1, 2015

Dungan on French Presidential Elections

By Nicholas Dungan

Financial Times quotes Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Nicholas Dungan on the difficulties facing Nicolas Sarkozy in the upcoming French elections:

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