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In the News

May 28, 2017

Grigas Quoted in the New York Times on Questionable Russian Promises to OPEC

By Agnia Grigas

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Russia

In the News

May 28, 2017

Ellinas in Cyprus Weekly: Follow the Flame

By Charles Ellinas

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Europe & Eurasia

In the News

May 27, 2017

Stein Quoted by BuzzFeed News on the Arrest of Deniz Yucel

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

May 26, 2017

Aslund Quoted by Delfi News on the Idea of a Marshall Plan for Ukraine

By Anders Aslund

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Ukraine

New Atlanticist

May 26, 2017

Creating a More Competitive Energy Market in Europe

By Valerio Zanovello

One of the key characteristics—and potential vulnerabilities—of the European energy market is its dependence on imports. The European Commission has drawn up a list of 195 key energy infrastructure projects, known as Projects of Common Interest (PCI), to create a more competitive energy market and alleviate this dependence. Some of these projects could considerably improve […]

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In the News

May 25, 2017

Coote Quoted by Natural Gas Daily Report on Prospect of a US-Russia Oil Price War

By Bud Coote

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Russia

In the News

May 25, 2017

Cohen in CNBC: Why the IPO of This Russian Company in London Could Be a Big Deal

By Ariel Cohen

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UkraineAlert

May 25, 2017

Ukrainians Discover Europe This Summer. Will Europe Discover Ukraine?

By James Brooke

Ukraine is embarking on its summer of Europe. On June 11, summer starts with a boom. That’s when visa-free tourism begins for Ukrainians, allowing them to visit the twenty-six countries of Europe’s Schengen zone, including the four non-EU members. Only Britain and Ireland are excluded. To carry the tourists, discount airlines Wizz Air and Ryanair […]

Ukraine

UkraineAlert

May 25, 2017

It’s Counterintuitive, but Arming Ukraine Will Actually Save US Taxpayers Money

By Stephen Blank

In April, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson asked, “Why should US taxpayers be interested in Ukraine?” Now, the United States does not always provide assistance or help defend other victims of aggression, so the answer must go beyond the simple observation that Ukraine is the victim of premeditated aggression. I see five reasons why. First, […]

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Issue Brief

May 24, 2017

The Kremlin’s gas games in Europe: Implications for policy makers

By Ilya Zaslavskiy

“In addition to concerns over corrupt business practices, Gazprom’s operations are particularly disconcerting as the Kremlin uses the company to exert control over the post-Soviet space while deepening European dependence on Russian gas,” Zaslavskiy argues in the issue brief.

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