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November 21, 2014
By Oksana Lyachynska
“We believe that Ukraine can make it as a European, free, Western-minded country,” Cohen said. “So does Vladimir Putin. And he is scared of that because an alternative Slavic, Eastern Slavic, Orthodox, half-of-the-country Russian-speaking country next to Russia is something he cannot tolerate.”
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How East-West Competition Turned Balkan Energy into a Geopolitical Football
Journal of Energy Security
November 20, 2014
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
Europe’s dependency on Russian gas, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, has become a major strategic liability for the West. This is especially true as the war in Eastern Ukraine has brought relations between Moscow and Brussels as well as many of the European capitals to new lows.
Dr. Cohen’s comments on RBK Russian Business TV Channel (Video)
США грозят РФ новыми санкциями, если Москва признает голосование легитимным.
PUTIN’S VALDAI FOLLY: ATTACKING THE U.S. WHILE STANDING ON A SHAKY ECONOMY IS UNWISE
The Washington Times
October 30, 2014
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
On Oct. 24, Vladimir Putin delivered his annual Valdai Club speech, providing a unique peek into his geopolitical soul.
Ariel Cohen: Putin may be compensating for reputational damage to Russia in the conflict in Ukraine by trying to resolve the Karabakh conflict
ArmInfo News Agency
October 16, 2014
By Ashot Safaryan
Mr. Cohen, the Agreement on Armenia’s Accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) signed in Minsk on October 10 is yet to be ratified by 4 countries’ Parliaments.
TV Interview: Ukraine Bombs Russian Convoy
The Blaze TV
August 18, 2014
Dr. Cohen discusses reports that Ukraine has fired on a Russian convoy and examine the tactics of Putin’s “new era of warfare.”
Interview with Dr. Cohen about Iraq
CTV NEWS
August 16, 2014
Interview with Dr. Cohen about the targets of the Islamic state and U.S. support for Iraq
ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN: ON THE BRINK OF WAR?
The National Interest
August 7, 2014
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
The messy business of post-imperial disintegration is not over. The eruption of Russian-Ukrainian hostilities is not the only case in point. The former Soviet republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan are at it again, too.
ESCALATION OF ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN VIOLENCE PRODUCES THREAT TO PEACE IN SOUTH CAUCASUS
AZERNEWS
August 2, 2014
Escalation of violence between Armenia and Azerbaijan produces a serious threat to peace and stability in South Caucasus
Interview with Dr. Cohen about Hague ruling against Russia
Russia is being forced to pay back almost $52bn to former share holders of defunct oil group, Yukos.
This, according to a court ruling by the Hague on Thursday.
The decision, which comes almost ten years after the oil company went bankrupt, is being hailed as a victory for justice by market analysts.
RFI’s Christina Okello spoke to Dr Ariel Cohen, Principal of International Market Analysis, a natural resources advisory company in Washington DC to gauge his reaction.