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Oct 11, 2017

In Catalonia, a ‘Coup d’État Masquerading as a Referendum’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Catalonia’s illegal independence referendum has thrown Spain into turmoil. In light of the escalating tensions, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is now toying with the idea of invoking the never-before-used Article 155 of the Spanish constitution that would suspend Catalonia’s regional autonomy. With a view to taking such action, Rajoy on October 11 asked the […]

European Union
International Organizations

UkraineAlert

Oct 11, 2017

The Only Thing Catalonia and Crimea Have in Common Is the Letter C

By Diane Francis

A Bloomberg piece in October titled “Why Catalonia Will Fail Where Crimea Succeeded” by Russian writer Leonid Bershidsky is an example of moral equivalence run amok. He compares two completely unrelated events—referenda in Crimea and Catalonia—as though they bear any similarity, and as though they carry the same moral weight. “The Catalan situation draws comparisons […]

Russia
Southern & Southeastern Europe

UkraineAlert

Oct 10, 2017

Activists Urge Kyiv Mayor to Rename Street after Nemtsov

By Kateryna Smagliy

On October 9, when Boris Nemtsov would have turned 58, some of Ukraine’s politicians and activists held a press briefing to remember Nemtsov’s role in Ukraine’s two democratic revolutions and to urge Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko to rename a street after the slain Russian politician. “Ukraine remembers Boris Nemtsov’s support of the Orange Revolution and […]

Russia
Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Oct 10, 2017

What are the Implications of Decertification of the Iran Nuclear Deal?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The expectation that US President Donald J. Trump will decertify the nuclear deal with Iran this week raises the question: what would be the implications of decertification? Trump faces an October 15 deadline to certify to the US Congress that Iran is complying with the terms of the nuclear agreement that the Islamic Republic struck […]

European Union
International Organizations

In the News

Oct 10, 2017

Wieslander Joins the Newsmakers to Discuss the Growing Number of Swedes Supporting Sweden Joining NATO

By Anna Wieslander

Watch the full discussion here.

NATO
Northern Europe

UkraineAlert

Oct 10, 2017

Ukraine’s got talent: Engineer turned restaurateur turned politician breaking the old system

By Melinda Haring

Few would ever dream of challenging Vitali Klitschko, the three-time world heavyweight champion and mayor of Kyiv, in any kind of competition. But Sergiy Gusovsky isn’t like most people. Nearly a foot shorter and a political novice, Gusovsky went after Klitschko in the 2015 local elections. Even though the boxing champion was reelected mayor, Gusovsky grabbed […]

Democratic Transitions
Political Reform

In the News

Oct 9, 2017

Stein Quoted in The National on US Visa Suspensions for Turkish Citizens

By Aaron Stein

Read the full article here.

Turkey

In the News

Oct 9, 2017

Braw in Foreign Affairs: The Finnish Model: To Improve Europe’s Militaries, Look North

By Elisabeth Braw

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Northern Europe

In the News

Oct 9, 2017

Carpenter Quoted in McClatchy DC on Russian Propaganda in US.

By Michael Carpenter

Read the full article here.

Russia
Defending democracy in the digital era

NATOSource

Oct 9, 2017

Time for a Cyber NATO?

By Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Washington Post

Beyond elections, cyberwarfare has made traditional rules governing armed conflict irrelevant.

Cybersecurity
NATO

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