Belarus is a reminder that the USSR is still collapsing

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Belarus is a reminder that the USSR is still collapsing

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Belarus is a reminder that the USSR is still collapsing

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BelarusAlert

Aug 26, 2020

Belarus is a reminder that the USSR is still collapsing

By Franak Viačorka

With the emergence of an independent Belarusian national identity, we are entering a new stage in the Soviet collapse. Thirty years after the empire officially expired, the last outpost of Soviet authoritarianism in Central Europe is finally in eclipse.

Belarus Democratic Transitions

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Aug 26, 2020

Ian Brzezinski quoted by Voice of America on the future of Belarus
Belarus Democratic Transitions

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Aug 26, 2020

Mack quoted in Al Jazeera on UAE-Israel normalization
Arabic Israel

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Aug 26, 2020

Simakovsky joins Voice of America to discuss government arrests of protesters in Belarus
Belarus Europe & Eurasia

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Aug 26, 2020

Manning quoted in VOA on the possibility of transfer of power in the DPRK

By Atlantic Council

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Aug 26, 2020

Oh in Radio Free Asia on Biegun’s discussion with Russia regarding North Korea

By Atlantic Council

Miyeon Oh, Director and Senior Fellow of the Asia Security Initiative at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, was interviewed by Radio Free Asia about Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun’s meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov regarding North Korea on August 25, 2020. Oh suggested that Biegun’s visit to Moscow was […]

Arms Control East Asia

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Aug 26, 2020

Hudson quoted in RFI on US pressure to normalize relations with Israel

By Atlantic Council

Africa Democratic Transitions

MENASource

Aug 26, 2020

Four takeaways from Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s visit

By Andrew Peek

Washington must compete in the gray zone, for partial victory, with all the tools at its disposal. This visit was a good start.

Iraq Politics & Diplomacy

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Aug 25, 2020

Slavin joins CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss Trump’s Iran policy
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BelarusAlert

Aug 25, 2020

Belarus reborn

By Carl Gershman

Pro-democracy protests have transformed Belarus into a nation reborn. Whatever else happens, Lukashenka and his cronies simply cannot go back to business as usual after this summer of solidarity.

Belarus Democratic Transitions
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