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Category Archives: Russia & Eurasia

Dr. Cohen on CNN

CNN October 26, 2016 Dr. Cohen discussing Russian warships’ withdrawal of refueling request. http://mms.tveyes.com/MediaCenterPlayer.aspx?u=aHR0cDovL21lZGlhY2VudGVyLnR2ZXllcy5jb20vZG93bmxvYWRnYXRld2F5LmFzcHg%2FVXNlcklEPTQyNjU1NiZNRElEPTY4MTg4OTcmTURTZWVkPTY0OCZUeXBlPU1lZGlh

“Georgian Dream Meets Reality: The Coalition’s First Term and Future Reform Prospects”

“Georgian Dream Meets Reality: The Coalition’s First Term and Future Reform Prospects” Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., and Ivan Benovic October 2016 http://www.iags.org/GeorgiaReportOct2016.pdf Executive Summary   Concluding its first four years in power, the Georgian Dream coalition government has reformed and changed many aspects of Georgia’s public life. The coalition has not only continued along the path

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Ариэль Коэн: «У Азербайджана в этом смысле непростая ситуация…»

Dr. Cohen discussing Azerbaijan on Vesti AZ Vesti AZ September 30, 2016 http://m.vesti.az/news/307511 В августе в Баку состоялся трехсторонний саммит России, Ирана и Азербайджана. Важно и то, где происходила эта встреча, и то, когда она состоялась. Баку, столица Азербайджана, выбран не случайно. Азербайджан и географически, и геополитически расположен между Россией и Ираном. И лучшего места

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Эксперт оценил перспективы договоренности ОПЕК по добыче нефти

Ariel Cohen on oil prices past OPEC decision on Russia’s RIA Novosti RIA Novosti September 30, 2016 https://ria.ru/economy/20160930/1478194032.html БАКУ, 30 сен — РИА Новости, Вугар Гасанов. Успехи ОПЕК в поддержке цен на нефть будут сведены на нет, как только квоты добычи начнут нарушаться участниками картеля, заявил РИА Новости ведущий эксперт Атлантического совета, директор Центра энергетики,

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Dr. Ariel Cohen on CNN Newsroom Live discussing the ongoing conflict in Ukraine

Dr. Ariel Cohen on CNN Newsroom Live discussing the ongoing conflict in Ukraine CNN International (US) – U.S. Cable 08/12/2016 http://mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=7df065b7-ed3f-4881-8471-166437021bf6 CNNI 08/12/2016 12:31:08 AM: …there is one theory out that with go-round with ukraine. economy in so much trouble because the we are now joined from the rush sanctions and falling oil prices conflict in washington. there is a theory out

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Corporate Raiding, Russian Style

The Huffington Post May 16, 2016 By Ariel Cohen At the London anti-corruption summit last Thursday, Secretary of State John Kerry said that corruption destroys nation states. He is right – look at Russia. Institutionalized corruption, the systemic merger of organized crime with law enforcement, and the practice of aggressive asset grabbing known as “reiderstvo“

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“This summer and fall of 2016 may look like the perfect timing for territorial adventurism in the Caucasus”

Accent May 16, 2016 By Mariam Chubinidze The Georgian news agency Accent’s exclusive interview with Ariel Cohen, Nonresident Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council’s Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center & Global Energy Center. -On May 11, the Georgian army began two weeks of military exercises with the United States and Britain, drawing an angry response from

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