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May 8, 2020

Hunter quoted in the New York Times on the Flynn case

By Atlantic Council

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May 7, 2020

Nooruddin joins Caveat to discuss what makes a good democracy

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

May 7, 2020

Akhtar as a webinar moderator at the University of Lahore Centre for Security, Strategy and Policy Research: COVID-19 | Kashmir in the Age of Detention: What Changes for the Kashmiris pre and post-Pandemic?

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus Human Rights

UkraineAlert

May 3, 2020

Zelenskyy fails to deliver on promise of a new beginning

By David Clark

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.

Democratic Transitions Populism

In the News

Apr 29, 2020

Jamil in The National Interest: Kim Jong-un Likely Isn’t Dead—but His Successor Would Struggle to Consolidate Power

By Atlantic Council

East Asia Indo-Pacific

In the News

Apr 28, 2020

Nooruddin joins Vox to discuss the world’s biggest lockdown in India

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus India

New Atlanticist

Apr 28, 2020

Russian journalists fire back as their Kremlin-picked editor draws a line in the sand

By Doug Klain

Another source of reliable information for the Russian public is under threat at a time when it’s more needed than ever, with the country looking down the barrel at another sixteen years of Putin’s strongman rule.

Coronavirus Corruption

UkraineAlert

Apr 27, 2020

Is Saakashvili the right choice for Ukraine?

By Peter Dickinson

Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili is on the verge of a highly unlikely return to Ukrainian politics as the country's new Deputy Prime Minister for Reforms. What might this mean for Ukraine?

Democratic Transitions Political Reform

Borscht Belt

Apr 17, 2020

Why strongmen love the coronavirus

By Atlantic Council Eurasia Center

As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the globe, autocratic governments are finding the crisis to be a useful pretext for strengthening their rule and tightening their grips.

Coronavirus Corruption

UkraineAlert

Apr 14, 2020

Zelenskyy puts Ukraine’s Maidan Revolution on trial

By Adrian Karatnycky

Criminal charges against prominent Ukrainian activist Tetyana Chornovol represent a watershed moment in the country's modern history that risks putting Ukraine's entire Maidan Revolution on trial.

Democratic Transitions Rule of Law

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