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New Atlanticist

Aug 12, 2016

Dismissal of Putin’s Top Aide Reveals Rifts in Kremlin Security Services

By ANDERS ÅSLUND

On August 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed his long-time chief of staff Sergei Ivanov. Ivanov was the second most important person in the Russian political hierarchy; this is a major change in the Putin government with many implications. Putin replaced Ivanov with Anton Vaino, a former diplomat and head of Putin’s protocol office for […]

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Aug 12, 2016

Kramer in US News: How to Stop Russia’s Hacking

By Franklin D. Kramer

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Cybersecurity Russia

In the News

Aug 12, 2016

Cohen Joins CNN International to Discuss Rising Tensions Between Russia and Ukraine

By Ariel Cohen

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Russia Ukraine

In the News

Aug 12, 2016

Aslund in Project Syndicate: The Putin Question

By Anders Aslund

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Russia Ukraine

In the News

Aug 11, 2016

Bloomberg highlights DFRLab analysis of allegations of violence in Crimea

By Atlantic Council

Bloomberg highlights the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) analysis of allegations of violence in Crimea.

Disinformation Eastern Europe

In the News

Aug 11, 2016

Haring and Polyakova Quoted by Christian Science Monitor on Tensions in Crimea

By Melinda Haring and Alina Polyakova

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Russia Ukraine

In the News

Aug 11, 2016

Hellyer in The National: Turkey’s Tilt East Is No Threat to Western Powers

By H.A. Hellyer

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Turkey
Headquarters of NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) in Norfolk, VA (photo: NATO)

NATOSource

Aug 11, 2016

Turkish Military Officer Seeking Asylum in United States

By Phil Stewart and Yara Bayoumy, Reuters

A Turkish military officer on a U.S.-based assignment for NATO is seeking asylum in the United States

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Aug 11, 2016

Cohen Joins VOA Russia to Discuss Turkey after the Coup

By Ariel Cohen

Watch the full interview here.

Turkey

New Atlanticist

Aug 11, 2016

Why Nord Stream II is Not Only Eastern Europe’s Problem

By Sijbren de Jong

In November of 2015 the Council of State in the Netherlands decided that natural gas production in the province of Groningen should be capped at 27 billion cubic metres (bcm) per year. As the region suffers from earthquakes due to natural gas production, the level of such is a delicate topic for the Dutch political […]

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