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Russia Proposes a New Security Architecture in Europe and Beyond
January 3, 2022 The year 2021 is now behind us. Nonetheless, its final act will dominate the international stage in the months to come.
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Tagged Biden, European security, NATO expansion, NATO-Russia Founding Act, near abroad, Putin, Russia, Russian buildup, Russian proposals, Ukraine, US
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The Standoff at the Russia-Ukraine Border
December 13, 2021 On December 7, 2021, Presidents Biden and Putin had a two-hour video conference. According to the White House readout of the meeting, “President Biden focused on what he described as “threatening” movements of Russian troops near the … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, Black Sea, eastern Mediterranean, EU, Finlandization, Greece, NATO, Normandy format, Putin, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine, Zelensky
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Tough Times for the People of Belarus
August 31, 2020 Following the Belarus presidential election, protesters took to the streets claiming that the result was rigged. With Ukraine conflict continuing across the border, theirs was an act of courage. Riot police reacted with violence. President Lukashenko has … Continue reading
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Tagged Belarus, China, EU-Belarus, Georgia, Hong Kong, Lukashenko, NATO, Putin, Russia, Stoltenberg, Turkish foreign policy, Ukraine, US-Belarus
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Lessons from the Impeachment Inquiry
Co-authored with Yusuf Buluc (*) November 23, 2019 As the US House Intelligence Committee continued with its impeachment hearings, NATO foreign ministers met in Brussels in preparation for the summit which will take place on December 3-4 in London to … Continue reading
US and Russia Need to Cooperate
31 May 2015 During his first visit to Moscow on 6-8 July 2009 President Obama tried to “reset” relations. Unfortunately for the international community this failed to materialize. Russians probably preferred to wait and see. The Arab Spring led to … Continue reading
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Tagged Daesh, Iraq, Kerry, Kerry-Lavrov, Russia, Syria, Ukraine, US, US-Russia relations, Yemen
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Ukraine: An Uncertain Cease-fire and Quasi Stability…
20 March 2015 It has been more than a month since Presidents Putin, Poroshenko, Hollande and Chancellor Merkel issued the “Declaration of Minsk in Support of the Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements” and reiterated their … Continue reading
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Tagged Crimea, Minsk cease-fire, Poroshenko, Putin, Sevastopol, Ukraine
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The Loss of Debaltseve
20 February 2015 The failure to declare an “immediate” cease-fire at the end of the last round of what one may call the “Minsk Process” was not a good sign. The fact that the “Package of Measures for the Implementation … Continue reading
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Tagged Debaltseve, Minsk Agreements, Poroshenko, Putin, Russia, Ukraine
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Need For a Modus Vivendi in West-Russia Relations
23 January 2015 In June 2009 President Obama visited Moscow where he expressed his desire for a “reset” in US-Russia relations. This did not happen. On 17 December 2010, Muhammed Buazizi lit the flame of the Arab Spring which … Continue reading
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Tagged Kerry-Lavrov, Obama, Putin, Russia, Ukraine, US, West
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