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In the News

Oct 21, 2016

Kempe Interviewed by Hurriyet Daily News on US-Turkey Relations

By Fred Kempe

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Turkey
Wallonia holding strong

EUSource

Oct 21, 2016

EU Source: EU-Canada trade talks in crisis

By Future Europe Initiative

THIS WEEK’S KEY TAKE-AWAYS Belgian region of Wallonia holding tight in CETA dispute “Normandy Four” meeting sets path for Minsk implementation EU Council Summit discusses Russia and migration

European Union International Organizations

In the News

Oct 21, 2016

Herbst Quoted by RFE/RL on the West’s Response to Russian Actions in Ukraine

By John Herbst

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NATO Russia
Czech Interior Minister Milan Chovanec

NATOSource

Oct 21, 2016

Czech Republic Claims Propaganda War by Russia and Sets Up Counter-Effort

By Guardian

The Czech government has accused Russia of conducting a propaganda war on its soil and is setting up a unit to counter what it says are networks of pro-Moscow puppet groups.

Central Europe NATO

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

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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

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Syria Turkey

In the News

Oct 20, 2016

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

By Harlan Ullman

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Russia

In the News

Oct 20, 2016

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

By Zalmay Khalilzad

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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

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