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UkraineAlert

May 3, 2018

The Window for Reform May Be Closing in Ukraine, But It’s Still Wide Open in Kyiv

By Diane Francis

Countries like Ukraine, afflicted with systemic corruption, need new leaders at the top, but also those willing to engage in erecting bulwarks against graft at the local level. And while the president and parliament disappoint and foot drag on implementing major revolutionary reforms, real change at the Kyiv City Council, the biggest local government in […]

Ukraine

New Atlanticist

May 3, 2018

Protests in Armenia: Democratic Death Throes or a New Dawn?

By Andrew R. Novo

Days after a wave of protests won an enormous (and unlikely) victory by forcing the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargysan, his Republican Party still seems reluctant to let their grip on power slip away. Opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan could be confirmed as the new prime minister in a parliamentary vote on May 8. […]

The Caucasus

UkraineAlert

May 3, 2018

Ukrainians Are Totally Sick of Their Leaders. Here’s One Radical Way to Fix the Problem

By Melinda Haring

One could be forgiven for mistaking the campus of the Ukrainian Leadership Academy in Kyiv for a small liberal arts college in the United States. With its red-brick dormitory and modern glass facade, light-filled cafeteria that doubles as a disco, easy camaraderie, and never-ending intellectual discussions, it transported me back to my undergraduate days in […]

Ukraine

In the News

May 3, 2018

Morningstar Quoted in The Chron on Russia’s Oil Sector

By Richard L. Morningstar

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Russia

In the News

May 2, 2018

Morningstar Quoted in Oil & Gas Journal on Russia’s Oil and Gas Exports

By Richard L. Morningstar

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Russia

In the News

May 2, 2018

Nimmo Quoted in PBS News Hour on Russian Propoganda

By Ben Nimmo

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Cybersecurity
Russia

In the News

May 2, 2018

O’Toole Quoted in The Financial Times on EN+ Group’s Struggle to Escape US Sanctions

By Brian O'Toole

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Russia

UkraineAlert

May 2, 2018

Russia Isn’t Just Interfering in Elections Around the World. It’s Doing Something Far Worse

By Maxim Eristavi

Russian President Vladimir Putin will stop at nothing in his hunt for dissidents abroad. In his determination, he has found some powerful allies within Western democracies—a practice that should alarm those who prize justice and the rule of law. In recent weeks, I’ve been collecting stories of Russian dissidents who say they fell victim to […]

Moldova
Russia

New Atlanticist

May 2, 2018

Can Russia Serve As An Honest Broker Between Israel And Iran?

By Stephen Blank

Victory in war often brings with it unforeseen challenges and obligations.  Russia is now learning that to sustain its victory in Syria’s civil war it must play a role as an arbiter or honest broker between Iran and Israel lest their rivalry explodes into large-scale combat, engulfs the entire region, and undermines Russia’s newly-acquired position […]

Iran
Israel

In the News

May 2, 2018

Vershbow Quoted in Express UK on Trump’s Shipment of Missiles to Ukraine

By Alexander Vershbow

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Ukraine

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