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In the News

Jun 3, 2016

Morningstar Quoted by APA on the Future of Russian Energy Supplies to Europe

By Richard L. Morningstar

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Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Jun 3, 2016

Karatnycky and Riley in Politico: Ukrainian Innocent Caught in Panama Papers Web

By Karatnycky and Riley

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Ukraine

Issue Brief

Jun 3, 2016

A US strategy for building defense and deterrence in the Baltic states

By DAMON WILSON AND MAGNUS NORDENMAN

Since the start of the Ukraine crisis, the Baltic States have come into sharp focus as a key friction zone between a much more assertive Russia on the one hand, and the United States, NATO, and the broader transatlantic community on the other. NATO and the United States have made promising first steps to better […]

NATO Northern Europe

Issue Brief

Jun 3, 2016

Countering Russian aggression in Eastern Europe

By JONATHAN P. DUNNE

The past decade has witnessed a marked increase in Russian aggression and assertiveness. Many Eastern European nations, the Baltic States in particular, have recognized this disturbing and fundamental change in the European security environment and are responding both nationally and multilaterally. In “Countering Russian Aggression in Eastern Europe,” Jonathan P. Dunne, the Scowcroft Center’s US […]

Eastern Europe NATO

In the News

Jun 3, 2016

Morningstar Interviewed by HotNews on Romania’s Role in the Energy Sector

By Richard Morningstar

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Central Europe

New Atlanticist

Jun 2, 2016

Polish Foreign Minister Seeks ‘Substantial’ NATO Buildup on Europe’s Eastern Flank

By Ashish Kumar Sen

NATO should undertake a “substantial” military buildup in Poland and the Baltic States to address the challenge posed by an “aggressive” and “revisionist” Russia, Poland’s Foreign Minister, Witold Waszczykowski, said on June 2. “NATO’s keyword should be deterrence…not as an offensive measure, but rather as the most effective and, in fact, only instrument of peacebuilding,” […]

Eastern Europe NATO

UkraineAlert

Jun 2, 2016

Don’t Celebrate Ukraine’s New Judicial Changes Yet

By Halya Coynash

Ukraine’s parliament has ignored warnings from human rights organizations and the Reanimation Package of Reforms and passed constitutional amendments and a bill on the judicial system which retain the old ways of exerting influence on judges. There was enormous pressure for judicial reform, and many of the changes are needed. The warnings, however, highlight real […]

Ukraine

In the News

Jun 2, 2016

Itani, Stein Join VOA Turkish Service to Discuss Turkish-US Cooperation in Syria

By Aaron Stein & Faysal Itani

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Syria Turkey

In the News

Jun 2, 2016

Kempe and Ensor in Handelsblatt Global Edition: In Volatile Europe, Danger and Opportunity Abound

By Kempe and Ensor

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Europe & Eurasia National Security

In the News

Jun 2, 2016

Wroclaw Global Forum Mentioned by Handelsblatt on European Security

By Atlantic Council

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Poland

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