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In the News

May 20, 2016

Polyakova Joins Voice of America Georgia to Discuss Russian Propaganda in Georgia

By Alina Polyakova

Watch the full interview here.

Russia The Caucasus

In the News

May 19, 2016

Bryza Quoted by EA Daily on Press Freedom in Azerbaijan

By Matthew Bryza

Read the full article here.

The Caucasus

In the News

May 19, 2016

Gramer featured in The Atlantic on Montenegro’s NATO Membership

By Robert Gramer

Read the full article here.

NATO Security & Defense
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Nov. 26, 2015

NATOSource

May 19, 2016

Vladimir Putin’s Dangerous Obsession

By Editorial Board, New York Times

Syria is just one arena where Mr. Putin’s obsessive quest to make Russia great again has fueled instability and reawakened political suspicions and animosities that faded after the fall of the Soviet Union.

NATO Russia

UkraineAlert

May 19, 2016

Reconciliation Will Be Ukraine’s Next Serious Battle with Russia

By Volodymyr Turchynovskyy

Until very recently, Ukrainians predominantly spoke a language of identities, differentiating between people from western Ukraine and people from the eastern part of the country, Ukrainian speaking versus Russian speaking, Greek Catholics versus Orthodox. But what was powerfully witnessed during the Euromaidan was the emergence of a new modality of communication that we might call […]

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NATOSource

May 19, 2016

Obama and Nordic Leaders United Against Russian Aggression

By Mary Alice Salinas, Voice of America

President Barack Obama said Friday that an agreement between the U.S. and five Nordic nations to increase cooperation in the face of rising Russian aggression is an effort to ensure that “smaller nations are not bullied by larger nations.”

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In the News

May 19, 2016

Farkas Quoted by Voice of America Russia on NATO and Russia

By Evelyn Farkas

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NATO Russia

In the News

May 19, 2016

Herbst Joins RFE/RL to Discuss Moldova

By John Herbst

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Moldova

In the News

May 19, 2016

Benitez Quoted by Associated Press on Montenegro’s Invitation to Join NATO

By Jorge Benitez

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

May 19, 2016

Slavin in Voice of America: United States and Turkey Clash Over ISIS Lifeline to Syria

By Barbara Slavin

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