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In the News

Oct 21, 2016

Cohen Joins VOA Russia to Discuss Italy Blocking Additional Sanctions Against Russia with Regards to Syria

By Ariel Cohen

Watch the full interview here.

Russia Syria

In the News

Oct 20, 2016

Stein Quoted by the Los Angeles Times on Turkey’s Strikes against Kurdish Forces in Syria

By Aaron Stein

Read the full article here.

Syria Turkey

In the News

Oct 20, 2016

Ullman in Daily Times: Putin’s Not-So-Secret Secret Plan

By Harlan Ullman

Read the full article here.

Russia

In the News

Oct 20, 2016

Khalilzad in the National Interest: Are Turkey and Iraq Headed for War in Mosul?

By Zalmay Khalilzad

Read the full article here.

Iraq Turkey

UkraineAlert

Oct 20, 2016

No Peace without the People: A Case for Grassroots Reconciliation in Ukraine

By Lauren Van Metre

This week’s meeting in Paris of the Normandy Four is a critical one. If there is no measurable progress there to advance a framework for peace in Ukraine, public sentiment that Minsk is exhausted as a peace process will only grow. (Editor’s note: On October 19, 2016, France, Germany, Russia, and Ukraine agreed to a […]

Russia Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Oct 19, 2016

Only KGB Generals Stand between Putin and Absolute Power

By Anders Åslund

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin rules supreme. On September 18, his United Russia party won its largest-ever majority—enough to change the constitution—in the parliamentary elections. He seems to be running circles around the West in both Ukraine and Syria. Yet, Russia’s stability must not be overestimated. Last year, retail sales fell by 10 percent and this […]

Russia Ukraine

Trade in Action

Oct 19, 2016

TTIP&TRADE in Action – October 19, 2016

By Global Business & Economics Program

EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström has had a busy week: talking about CETA in Luxembourg with the EU ministers for Foreign Affairs and Trade, making the case for TTIP in Brussels with the Board of theEurocommerce, and debating the benefits of TTIP at the Hungarian National Assembly.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

UkraineAlert

Oct 19, 2016

Why Ukraine’s New Ultranationalist Party Will Not Last

By Alina Polyakova

On October 14, the Azov Battalion—Ukraine’s controversial ultranationalist paramilitary group that has been fighting in the Donbas as part of the National Guard—entered the political fray. Registered as a political party under the name National Corps, the new party proposes an ambitious military and nationalist agenda, including a re-nationalization of Ukraine’s private sector and nuclear […]

Russia Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Oct 19, 2016

Alaska’s Microgrid Experience Applied Across Borders

By Penny Gage

There is a stark divide between rural and urban Alaska, with 41 percent of the state’s residents residing in the city of Anchorage. Most communities are located off the road system, accessible only by airplane or boat. Supplying reliable, secure, and affordable energy is a challenge. Remote electricity systems, and even large cities concerned about […]

Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Oct 19, 2016

Wilson Joins VOA Macedonia to Discuss NATO-Russia Relations

By Damon Wilson

Watch the full interview here.

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