MenuIn the snow-covered, fairy-tale city of Munich, global security leaders gathered for their yearly conclave, the Munich Security Conference, the Davos of foreign policy and power. However, instead of Bavarian glory, tension was in the air. This participant repeatedly saw speakers talking past each other, creating an impression that this was not a dialogue about
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Dr. Cohen Speaking at the Ukrainian World Congress
Imagining ‘State of the Art’/’Cutting Edge’ Cooperative Financial Endeavors, Ukrainian World Congress at 50 and Beyond: The Roadmap, Toronto, Canada, 11 November 2017. https://www.facebook.com/uketube/videos/1681737495189817/’
U.S.-Europe Rift: Is the West’s Survival at Stake?
Is the current conflict between the Trump Administration and the European leaders, including with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, threatening the survival of the West as we know it? If so, then it does not serve America’s – or Europe’s – interests. Both sides need to reverse the negativity before it is too late. America’s peer
Why the IPO of this Russian company in London could be a big deal – CNBC
Brexit may not be catastrophic for the London Stock Exchange, despite naysayers’ dire prophecies. En+ Group, an integrated hydro power and aluminum producer owned by the Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, is mulling an initial public offering in London this summer to raise as much as $2 billion. This would be Russia’s biggest public share offering
Cohen: France under Macron won’t change position on Karabakh conflict
By Anakhanum Hidayatova – Trend: Despite the fact that France has always supported Armenia, Paris won’t change its position on the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict after Emmanuel Macron’s becoming France’s new president, says Ariel Cohen, senior fellow at the Institute for Analysis of Global Security. In general, France’s policy in the South Caucasus doesn’t seem to
Trump’s first 100 days: the foreign policy report card
The Huffington Post By Ariel Cohen May 8, 2017 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5910763de4b046ea176aed40 Many in Washington feared Trump would sell out to Russia. That never happened. Sanctions against Russia over Ukraine are in place. Syria was hit with 59 Tomahawk missiles. Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. To quote Nikki Haley,
Dr. Cohen on BBC World News commenting on the meeting between President Trump and Chancellor Angela Merkel
BBC March 20, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydGqX9G7T6M&feature=youtu.be
Trump and Merkel Cannot Afford to Fail
The Atlantic Council Ariel Cohen March 15, 2017 http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/trump-and-merkel-cannot-afford-to-fail The massive snowstorm that postponed German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to the White House is symbolic of the chill in US-German relations. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized Merkel’s open borders policy, which has brought over 1,250,000 refugees to Germany since 2015. Merkel has responded
Dr. Cohen Speaks on US-Ukrainian Relations
Усi Медиаформати 07/03/2017 http://m.dw.com/uk/гра-на-випередження-чому-українські-високопосадовці-поспішають-до-сша-07032017/av-37845920
Dr. Cohen Speaks on Syrian Conflict on DOC TV
DOC TV March 3, 2017