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UkraineAlert

Aug 9, 2016

Memo to Ukrainian Government: Privatization Can Succeed if You Get Out of the Way

By Basil Kalymon

On July 18, Ukraine’s most recent attempt at privatization came to a disappointing conclusion. Odesa’s petrochemical plant, OPZ, was placed up for auction, but after the government set a minimum price of $520 million, no qualified bidders came forward. As a consequence, the state still owns the enterprise, which continues to impose losses on the […]

Ukraine

In the News

Aug 9, 2016

Trend Quotes Cohen on the Russia-Iran-Azerbaijan Summit

By Ariel Cohen

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Iran Russia

UkraineAlert

Aug 9, 2016

In Ukraine, Two Steps Forward and One Step Back: Procurement Reform Advances, Slowly

By Josh Cohen

Many changes have occurred in Ukraine since the Euromaidan, but the country still struggles mightily with corruption. Those efforts are symbolized in the ongoing fight to reform Ukraine’s corrupt procurement practices. For years, links between government officials and Ukraine’s “pharma mafia” resulted in the theft of approximately $100 million of the Ministry of Health’s $250 […]

Ukraine

New Atlanticist

Aug 8, 2016

Turkish Stream Project Expected to Headline Russo-Turkey Visit

By John Roberts

When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan holds talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on August 9, one of the leading items on their agenda will be the revival of the proposed Turkish Stream pipeline across the Black Sea. Russia’s determination to pursue this project was made clear in a series of statements […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Aug 8, 2016

Stein Quoted by Foreign Policy on the Turkish Government Blaming US Actors for the Failed Coup

By Aaron Stein

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Turkey

In the News

Aug 8, 2016

Cohen Joins VOA Russia to Discuss the Putin-Erdogan Summit

By Ariel Cohen

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Russia Turkey

New Atlanticist

Aug 8, 2016

Central Asia Summit Establishes Core Initiatives to Enhance Regional Cooperation

By John Herbst

It was little noticed, but something of real significance took place in Washington during the first week of August. US Secretary of State John Kerry hosted the Foreign Ministers of five Central Asian nations that emerged from the dissolution of the Soviet Union: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. With the US largely out of […]

China Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Aug 8, 2016

Alarab Newspaper Interviews Hof on US Middle East Policy, Turkey, ISIS, and Syria

By Frederic C. Hof

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Middle East Syria

In the News

Aug 8, 2016

Hof Quoted by the Associated Press on Clinton’s Relationship with Putin

By Frederic C. Hof

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Russia

In the News

Aug 8, 2016

Linderman Joins VOA Georgia to Discuss the Eighth Anniversary of the Russia-Georgian War

By Laura Linderman

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Russia The Caucasus

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