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Russia Pivotal In Rex Tillerson’s Nomination For Secretary Of State

The Daily Caller Ariel Cohen December 20, 2016 http://dailycaller.com/2016/12/20/russia-pivotal-in-rex-tillersons-nomination-for-secretary-of-state/ President-elect Donald J Trump wants to shake up the U.S. Government, including the State Department. He believes, and so do many captains of industry, that the State Department building needs new leadership, new ideas, and new goals. In the recent victory speech in West Allis, Wisconsin,

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Dr. Cohen Commenting on Tillerson

Forbes Exxon’s Sanctioned Russian Oil Deal Threatens Rex Tillerson As Trump’s Secretary Of State Kenneth Rapoza December 15, 2016 http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/12/15/trump-russia-exxon-tillerson/#67f899363a63 President-elect Donald Trump wants him. But many Russia-phobic Republicans rind arguably not a single Democratic in the Senate will vote for Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. Tillerson announced his retirement Wednesday as

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Doctor Cohen Commenting on Tillerson Nomination

РБК “Бизнес-подход к дипломатии: почему Трамп выбрал Тиллерсона” 13/12/16 Александр Ратников, Тимофей Дзядко, Людмила Подобедова http://www.rbc.ru/politics/13/12/2016/585012fe9a794706af539853 Руководитель ExxonMobil Рекс Тиллерсон выбран Дональдом Трампом на пост госсекретаря за сильные навыки в бизнесе и опыт работы в России. Партнеры Тиллерсона в Москве знают его как прагматика и надеются на улучшение отношений. Избранный президент США Дональд Трамп после нескольких недель собеседований выбрал кандидата на пост госсекретаря — на утверждение в сенат он подаст кандидатуру

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Beyond the Trump-Putin Warmth, Tough Decisions Lurk

Financial Times December 6, 2016 By Dr. Ariel Cohen https://www.ft.com/content/418aa2d5-f9f5-31a5-89f4-4567afb470bb The mood is festive in the Russian capital, and expectations are high that Donald Trump’s elections may turn a new page in the difficult relationship between Moscow and Washington. The death spiral of US-Russian ties stretches back through the Barack Obama years to George W.

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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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