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Needed: Bipartisan support for America’s global leadership

A minority of Congressional Republicans are turning the U.S. response to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine into a partisan issue. While demanding a thorough accounting of where U.S. dollars are going in the war effort certainly makes sense, flatly opposing aid to Ukraine is divisive and damaging to U.S. global interests, as U.S. allies are increasingly

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The Global Take | Kazakhstan’s Reform Agenda – Upcoming Parliamentary Elections

Dr. Ariel Cohen, participates as a panelist for the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center event “How can Kazakhstan’s political reforms create real change?”. He discusses the January 2022 riots which triggered the need for reform and how the West can capitalize on this opportunity to increase engagement with Kazakhstan and the larger Central Asia region. Watch

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Asia’s Hunger For Energy Will Not Save Russia’s Economy

Over the last year, the West imposed sanctions on Moscow, cut back its purchases of Russian hydrocarbons, and sent military support to Ukraine. But the world’s largest democracy, and one of the United States’ biggest allies in Asia, India, hasn’t done any of that. Rather, India has seized the opportunity to purchase cheap Russian energy to

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The Global Take | War in Ukraine & China’s positioning | Dr. Ariel Cohen’s Interview with Bloomberg

Dr. Ariel Cohen, a Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council, spoke with hosts Bryan Curtis and Rishaad Salamat on “Bloomberg Daybreak Asia” on the current situation in Ukraine and the impact of the war on both Ukraine and Russia. Moreover, Dr. Cohen discusses the relationship between China and Russia and how China is positioning itself regarding

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The Global Take | Xi, MBS and All Things Energy| Dr. Ariel Cohen’s Interview with Bloomberg

Dr. Ariel Cohen, a Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council, discusses the latest China developments for “Bloomberg Daybreak Asia”. Dr. Cohen elaborates on recent protests against brutal lockdown regulations, China and Taiwan relations, the meeting between Xi Jinping and Mohammed bin Salman, Chinese recent foreign policy moves, and the impact of Biden’s new CHIPS and Science

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Cyprus presidential elections crucial for regional oil, gas development – opinion

With Russian lobbyists pressuring Europe to cast aside alternatives to Russian gas, such as nuclear energy, we saw a lopsided growth in Russia’s strategic power over Europe. However, it clearly backfired as Putin’s war on Ukraine has continued despite sanctions. Russia lost a huge market in Europe: as much as 150 billion cubic meters of

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