MenuPublished on Jun 16, 2014 Recorded at Center for Security Policy’s National Security Group Lunch on Capitol Hill on Friday, 13 June, 2014 Dr. Ariel Cohen, Senior Research Fellow in Russian and Eurasian Studies and International Energy Policy, The Heritage Foundation Topic: Russia’s Nervous Neighbors: The Outlook After Ukraine
Category Archives: Geopolitics
Барак Обама поздравил Петра Порошенко (video)
RTVi
May 27, 2014
Dr. Cohen’s commentary on the outcome of Ukrainian Presidential elections.
EUROPE’S ENERGY DEPENDENCE ON RUSSIA CAN’T LAST
The Heritage Foundation
May 26, 2014
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
Vladimir Putin is the father of the most significant energy mix shift in Europe. Ukraine may be the straw that broke the back of the energy camel.
UKRAINE’S FUTURE: TO WHOM DOES IT BELONG?
The Heritage Foundation
May 25, 2014
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
In the recent makeshift referenda in Donetsk and Luhansk unrecognized by the West, a small minority of eligible voters voted in favor of secession from Ukraine. Now, some Western politicians and analysts are wondering: If those people came out to vote for “independence,” aren’t we obligated to consider their opinion when pondering the future of Ukraine?
PUTIN’S MAN IN CHINA: GENNADY TIMCHENKO
The Globe and Mail
May 22, 2014
By Richard Blackwell
A close ally of Vladimir Putin – and a target of Western sanctions – has emerged as a key player in the dramatic expansion of energy ties between Russia and China.
THREE KEYS TO EUROPEAN ENERGY INDEPENDENCE FROM RUSSIA
Wall Street Journal
May 21, 2014
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
Vladimir Putin is the father of the most significant energy mix shift in Europe. Ukraine may be the straw that broke the back of the energy camel.
ЗАПАД И ДОНБАСС: КАКИМИ МОГУТ БЫТЬ НОВЫЕ САНКЦИИ
Forbes.ru
May 14, 2014
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
Картинки из Донецка и Луганска — люди, голосующие за независимость, — заставляют западных политиков и аналитиков задуматься: раз они вышли голосовать, значит их мнение нужно учесть при решении будущего Украины.
КТО БОИТСЯ АМЕРИКАНСКИХ САНКЦИЙ?
VOA News
April 30, 2014
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
Белый Дом объявил об очередном раунде санкций против российских компаний и высших должностных лиц. Но я сомневаюсь, что введение новых санкций, угроза дальнейшего расширения списков российских чиновников и бизнесменов, включение в стоп-листы все новых компаний, смогут разрядить ситуацию.
RUSSIAN BILLIONS SCATTERED ABROAD SHOW TRAIL TO PUTIN CIRCLE
Bloomberg
April 28, 2014
By Henry Meyer and Irina Reznik
Outside a Moscow stadium one night in 2006, deputy central bank chief Andrei Kozlov was walking to his car after playing soccer when two men opened fire, pumping bullets into his head and neck and killing his driver.
WHAT CAN STOP PUTIN?
USA TODAY
April 25, 2014
By Oren Dorell
The West has several things it can do short of military intervention to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from taking unwanted action inUkraine, analysts said.