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UkraineAlert

Feb 6, 2017

Why Trump Will Soon Put Putin on Notice

By Diane Francis

On February 1, military tough guy Mike Flynn, President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor, put Iran “officially on notice” for testing a missile in violation of a UN resolution. By contrast, on January 31 the State Department issued a tepid statement condemning a murderous military assault on a Ukrainian town in the east without condemning […]

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UkraineAlert

Feb 6, 2017

Changes in Washington, Brussels, and Berlin: What Do They Mean for Kyiv?

By Andreas Umland

As US President Donald Trump introduces a new leadership style, political and economic crises play out in the EU, and tensions in Russia’s foreign and domestic affairs increase, the effects will be astutely felt in Ukraine—a country that has become a key battleground state in the confrontation between the world’s pro- and anti-Western forces. The […]

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In the News

Feb 6, 2017

Shaffer Quoted by POLITICO Pro on Israel-Turkey Energy Relations

By Brenda Shaffer

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Energy & Environment Israel

In the News

Feb 6, 2017

Shaffer and Bryza Quoted by Bloomberg on Energy Security in Europe and the United States

By Brenda Shaffer

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Energy & Environment European Union

In the News

Feb 6, 2017

Khoury Quoted by the New Arab on Turkey’s Position Change on Syria’s Assad

By Nabeel Khoury

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UkraineAlert

Feb 6, 2017

The End of the Rose for Saakashvili

By Luis Navarro

Dynamic, revolutionary, modernizer, narcissist, opportunist: all of these are terms that have been used to describe Mikheil Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia and would-be Ukrainian leader. Over the course of a storied political career, all have been true to varying degrees. But what is true now is that Saakashvili has exceeded his expiration date […]

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In the News

Feb 6, 2017

Ullman in UPI: Inside Vladimir Putin’s Head, It’s All About Donald Trump

By Harlan Ullman

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Russia

In the News

Feb 6, 2017

Polyakova Quoted by the Daily Beast on the US Information War Against Russia

By Alina Polyakova

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Russia

In the News

Feb 6, 2017

Shaffer in the Hill: US Can Exploit Fault Lines to Drive Wedge between Iran, Russia

By Brenda Shaffer

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New Atlanticist

Feb 3, 2017

Will Europe’s Far-Right Populists Come Out on Top?

By Earl Anthony Wayne

Europe’s leaders face publics that are skeptical of globalization and multiculturalism, critical of the performance of the European Commission and European Council leadership, angry about the slow pace of economic recovery, and fearful of the inflow of immigrants and terrorism. Far-right populist political parties have benefited from this sentiment. These parties are now in an […]

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