Section: Foreign Policy (USA)
Amid Putin’s Moves in Syria, Poroshenko Tries to Divert U.N. Attention Back to Ukraine
Addressing the U.N. on Tuesday, Poroshenko pulled no punches on Russian President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: Foreign...
Situation Report: Obama and Putin grip and grin; Taliban surges; Iranian mixed messages; Ukraine protest at U.N.; foreign fighters hail from 100 countries; and lots more
By Paul McLeary with Adam Rawnsley Grip and grin. Flashing a pair of tight, frozen grins, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama met Monday evening on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in a private conference to air their grievances. Earlier, the two made pitches for their divergent worldviews to the …...
5 steps to help Ukraine, end the crisis and restore some stability in Eastern Europe
Beginning with Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula in early 2014, Russia has continued to destabilize Ukraine by fomenting rebellion and spreading the conflict into other regions of the country. …read more Source: Foreign...
Democracy Lab Weekly Brief, September 21, 2015
To keep up with Democracy Lab in real time, follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Christian Caryl remembers a Europe that tore down its walls — and laments that it is now putting them back up. Ilya Lozovsky profiles a new Ukrainian political movement that’s leading the struggle for clean government. Frank Brown takes stock … …read...
How a reporter should embed with a unit
A friend going to embed with Ukrainian forces asked me for advice. This is what I told him. …read more Source: Foreign...
The Guns of August, the Cease-Fire of September
Is a back-to-school peace breaking out in eastern Ukraine? …read more Source: Foreign...
The World’s Biggest Work in Progress
Why Ukraine’s effort to curb corruption is a Sisyphean task. A situation report. …read more Source: Foreign...
Report: Crimea’s Tatars Targeted Since Russian Annexation
A new report on the human rights situation in Crimea paints a grim picture of the region since coming under Russian rule. …read more Source: Foreign...
The Spirit of Lviv
How Ukraine’s most European city forged a popular movement against corruption and bad governance. …read more Source: Foreign...
Democracy Lab Weekly Brief, September 15, 2015
To keep up with Democracy Lab in real time, follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Hannah Thoburn describes the struggles of a Crimean Tatar radio station that has fled Crimea to Kiev to continue operating in the wake of the Russian occupation. Christian Caryl dismantles the Russian and Chinese argument that “Western democracy” is responsible …...
