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UkraineAlert

Jan 2, 2018

Which Will Be Europe’s Poorest Country? Ukraine or Moldova

By Anders Åslund

A year ago, I expressed my hope that “2017 should be the year when Ukraine’s economy takes off.” It should have been, but it was not. In the last quarter of 2016, Ukraine’s GDP grew by 4.8 percent. Alas, in each of the ensuing four quarters, the growth rate declined and GDP grew by only […]

Moldova
Ukraine

In the News

Jan 2, 2018

Braw in WSJ: Europe Needs One EU-Boat, Not 16 Different Submarines

By Elizabeth Braw

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Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Dec 31, 2017

Marczak Quoted in Las Provincias on Russian Involvement in the Caribbean

By Jason Marczak

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Cuba
Russia

In the News

Dec 30, 2017

Braw in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Argues in Favor of More Permanent US basing in Germany

By Elisabeth Braw

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Germany

In the News

Dec 27, 2017

Farkas Joins BBC to Discuss Upcoming Russian Presidential Elections

By Evelyn Farkas

Listen to the full discussion here.

Russia

In the News

Dec 27, 2017

Stein in War on the Rocks: Ankara’s Look East: How Turkey’s Warming Ties with Russia Threaten its Place in the Transatlantic Community

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Dec 26, 2017

De Alba Quoted in El Mundo on the Diplomatic Rift between Venezuela and Spain

By Mariano de Alba

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Southern & Southeastern Europe
Venezuela

EconoGraphics

Dec 22, 2017

Parties Supporting Independence Win Slim Majority, But Catalonia’s Complex Stalemate Continues

By Michael Farquharson & Alvaro Morales Salto-Weis

The outcome of yesterday’s regional elections in Catalonia reflects the electorate’s deep polarization on the issue of regional independence.

Economy & Business
Southern & Southeastern Europe
President Donald Trump, National Harbor, Maryland, February 24, 2017

NATOSource

Dec 21, 2017

Trump’s New National Security Strategy and NATO

By Donald Trump, White House

Unfair burden-sharing with our allies and inadequate investment in our own defense had invited danger from those who wish us harm….

NATO
Russia

UkraineAlert

Dec 21, 2017

It’s the Holiday Season Again. Will Ukraine Be Ready for the Next Cyberattack?

By Vera Zimmerman

Experts anticipate a new cyberattack on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure this month; they have observed increased activity from the same hackers involved in a previous cyberattack. In the last two years, cyberattacks on Ukraine’s power grid coincided with the winter holidays, a sensitive time with a high demand for critical infrastructure. A cyberattack may target civilians […]

Russia
Ukraine

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