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In the News

Sep 2, 2016

Arslan Joins VOA Georgia to Discuss Russia-Turkey Relations

By Defne Arslan

Watch the full interview here.

Russia Turkey

In the News

Sep 1, 2016

Polyakova Quoted by VOA Russia on WikiLeaks and Russia

By Alina Polyakova

Read the full article here.

Russia

In the News

Sep 1, 2016

Daniels Joins Rudaw to Discuss Turkish and Kurdish Fighting in Jarabulus

By Owen Daniels

Watch the full interview here.

Turkey
Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow, Feb. 2, 2015

NATOSource

Sep 1, 2016

Vershbow: NATO and Finland Consult ‘at the Highest Levels’

By Alexander Vershbow, NATO

Following our Wales Summit in 2014, Finland became one of NATO’s Enhanced Opportunities Partners (or EOPs), which means more co-ownership, more dialogue on cooperative security, and more interaction together.

NATO NATO Partnerships
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, May 28, 2010

NATOSource

Sep 1, 2016

Erdogan Government Fueling ‘Unprecedented’ Anti-Americanism in Turkey

By Henri J. Barkey, New York Times

Turkish society has long been steeped in conspiracy theories, but the widespread stoking of anti-Americanism today is unprecedented.

NATO Security & Defense

UkraineAlert

Sep 1, 2016

Paul Manafort’s Ukrainian Legacy

By Sergii Leshchenko

I have seen Paul Manafort twice in my life. The first time was in 2007 during a Ukrainian lunch at Morosani Hotel in Davos, Switzerland, where Viktor Yanukovych came to speak. The second time was at a solemn reception in honor of Yanukovych’s 2010 inauguration at the Ukrainian House in Kyiv; Manfort arrived with oligarch […]

Ukraine

In the News

Sep 1, 2016

Ullman in Daily Times: Russia from a Russia Perspective

By Harlan Ullman

Read the full article here.

Russia

Defense Industrialist

Sep 1, 2016

On earnings and cash

By James Hasik

Do the compensation schemes for top management teams in the defense industry incentivize the right goals? Federal contracts lawyer Jim McAleese recently covered the briefing by Phebe Novakovic, CEO of General Dynamics, at the Jefferies Investors Conference on August 9. His first point: “General Dynamics’ senior team is paid based on ‘earnings and cash,’ which […]

Defense Industry Economy & Business
US soldiers of the 91st Cavalry Regiment, May 11, 2015

NATOSource

Aug 31, 2016

Members of Congress: US Must Stand Strong for Allies and Principles

By Chris Coons and Charlie Dent, Philadelphia Inquirer

As a Republican representative from Pennsylvania and a Democratic senator from Delaware, we disagree on our fair share of issues.

NATO Northern Europe

UkraineAlert

Aug 31, 2016

Anti-Corruption Cases Are Finally Moving Forward in Ukraine

By Adrian Karatnycky

Something is stirring in Ukraine’s war on corruption. Since the Maidan protests of 2013-14 toppled the regime of former President Viktor Yanukovych and revealed the details of the criminality and venality of his inner circle, attacking corruption has been a focal point of public expectations. Important progress has been made on key reforms. Under the […]

Ukraine

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