Mon, Nov 9, 2020
Ukraine will never reform until oligarchs lose power
A counter-revolution is currently underway in Ukraine that highlights the difficulties of achieving genuine change in a society which is still dominated by a small group of extremely wealthy and influential oligarchs.
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Sun, May 3, 2020
Zelenskyy fails to deliver on promise of a new beginning
Volodymyr Zelenskyy won the Ukrainian presidency in spring 2019 as a political outsider promising an end to decades of corrupt government. One year on, Ukrainians are still waiting for evidence of this fight against corruption.
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Sat, Mar 7, 2020
Coronavirus is already changing the world
The first returns are in regarding how the coronavirus episode might change the world. No doubt the virus is a curse, but it also could be a blessing if politicians and voters heed its lessons. As Winston Churchill said on the cusp of World War II, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.”
Inflection Points by Frederick Kempe