Section: Foreign Policy (USA)
Revenge of the Oligarchs
Last Sunday’s local election was Ukraine’s first chance to show that things have changed. But it looks like the moguls still rule. …read more Source: Foreign...
Democracy Lab Weekly Brief, October 26, 2015
To keep up with Democracy Lab in real time, follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Lolita Brayman explains how Ukraine is disenfranchising its citizens displaced by war. Adrian Karatnycky and Alexander Motyl argue that Russia’s adventurism in Ukraine is costing Putin dearly — and that he will be increasingly amenable to pressure. Till Bruckner...
How Ukraine Is Forgetting Its Most Desperate Citizens
Life was already hard enough for those Ukrainians fleeing war in the East. But now they’re even being deprived of the right to vote. …read more Source: Foreign...
Does Ukraine Still Believe in Reform?
As the country votes in local elections, Ukrainians will weigh in on whether they still believe in the promise of a less corrupt tomorrow. …read more Source: Foreign...
Russian Troops in Syria Will ‘Stay Until the End’
The 58th Army is the branch of the Russian military that helped lead the 2008 incursion into Georgia, and which Ukraine claimed was sending high-ranking officials to wage war in the East as well. …read more Source: Foreign...
Russia’s Winning the Electronic War
In Ukraine and Syria, Russian forces are using high-tech equipment to jam drones and block battlefield communications — and forcing the U.S. to scramble to catch up. …read more Source: Foreign...
How Putin’s Ukrainian Dream Turned Into a Nightmare
Kiev and the West are winning. Now is not the time to let Moscow off the hook. …read more Source: Foreign...
Democracy Lab Weekly Brief, October 19, 2015
To keep up with Democracy Lab in real time, follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Amy Mackinnon explains how Ukraine’s chaotic revolution has helped Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko tighten his grip on power. Juan Nagel draws attention to the fate of Venezuela’s lesser-known political prisoners. Alina Rocha Menocal and Pilar...
They Came to Fight for Ukraine. Now They’re Stuck in No Man’s Land.
When separatists started a war in eastern Ukraine, hundreds of Russians, Belarusians, and other foreigners came to Kiev’s defense. Now they’ve been abandoned. …read more Source: Foreign...
Ukraine’s Turmoil Is a Gift For the Last Dictator of Europe
The wily president of Belarus is secure at home and newly prominent abroad. Here’s how he exploited Ukraine’s revolution. …read more Source: Foreign...
