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Mar 2, 2016

Aslund Quoted by Bloomberg on Kazakhstan’s Economic Situation

By Anders Aslund

Read the full article here.

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In the News

Nov 4, 2015

Herbst on Kerry’s Visit to Central Asia

By John Herbst

Voice of America Russian Service quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John E. Herbst on Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Central Asia: Read the full article here.

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Military parade to mark 70th anniversary of victory in World War II, May 9, 2015

NATOSource

Aug 11, 2015

Infographic: Data Disproves Russian Lies about NATO Military Expansion

By Jorge Benitez and Lucas Della Ventura

Russian leaders have been promoting the myth of NATO military expansion as part of their justification for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea.

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UkraineAlert

Jul 30, 2015

Euromaidan’s Shockwaves: An Exile in Ukraine Recalls Fleeing his Native Kyrgyzstan

By Matthew Kupfer

On a recent warm summer night, Ilya Lukash sat in a bar near Kyiv’s trendy Kontraktova Square, drinking a beer and chatting with his friends in Ukrainian, Russian, and English. In a red T-shirt emblazoned with patriotic Ukrainian slogans, he could easily have been any one of the countless young, educated, pro-democracy Ukrainians who in […]

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In the News

Jul 9, 2015

Tanchum: Energy is the Key to Modi’s Central Asia Reset

By Micha'el Tanchum

Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Micha’el Tanchum writes for the South Asian Monitor on why energy is an essential part of India’s Central Asian reset:

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In the News

Jun 11, 2015

Herbst on Russia Manipulating ISIS Threat in Central Asia

By John Herbst

Foreign Policy quotes Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Director John Herbst on Russian efforts to protect Central Asian countries from the threat of ISIS:

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In the News

Jun 8, 2015

Cohen: Kazakhstan Bets its Future on Reform

By Ariel Cohen

Global Energy Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Ariel Cohen writes for Natural Gas Europe on why Kazakhstan is an important alternative supplier for European oil and natural gas consumers:

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New Atlanticist

Apr 2, 2015

Legacy of Ukraine: The Need to Engage Central Asia in the Wake of Russian Aggression

By Blake Franko

Despite the ongoing battles raging in Ukraine, more focus should be placed on the less obvious and often ignored opportunities for the West in Central Asia.

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Article

Jan 30, 2015

Transit through Georgia – Potential for US Foreign Policy Success

By Mamuka Tsereteli

Georgia plays a growing, though little-known, role in the global economy. Strategically linked with Azerbaijan, it serves as a key element in the transportation network that connects landlocked, but resource-rich areas of Central Asia to world markets via its Black Sea ports and Turkey. Over one million barrels of oil and oil products cross Georgian […]

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Member of Donbass militia, June 2, 2014

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Jul 31, 2014

NATO has to Prepare to Contain the Chaos at Europe’s Edge

By Rory Stewart, Financial Times

[N]ow the ungoverned space is on the edge of Europe and the insurgents are being supported by a country with some of the world’s most sophisticated military equipment and most effective intelligence services.

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