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The BRICS bank
The BRICS nations are going to have their own bank. They say it’s going to be nothing like the World Bank. But don’t bank on it. For many years, various officials of governments in Africa, Asia and...
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How much power does President Poroshenko want?
President Poroshenko has asked for increased presidential powers, which are the opposite of what the Euromaidan protests were about. The weakening of excessive presidential powers was one of the key...
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Writing the truth in the People’s Republic of Donetsk
Some journalists in Donetsk are brave enough to tell the truth about what is going on there. But there are consequences… The clampdown on journalists in the Donetsk oblast [region] dates back to the...
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Russia’s gamekeeper has turned poacher
Russia has a vast number of nature reserves and national parks. But the government body supposed to be protecting them is in fact destroying many of them by allowing development and mining. на русском...
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Legal limbo in Crimea
Judges, prisoners and drug addicts are all in legal limbo in Crimea because the judicial status of Russia’s new territory is still far from clear.Local government in Crimea has pretty much ground to a...
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Sweet talking in Ukraine
President Petro Poroshenko is not an ideal Western-type politician, and certainly not the answer to Maidan's dreams. But could he be the answer to Ukraine’s many problems? на русском языке For four...
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Сахарные речи в Украине
Петр Порошенко – не идеальный политик западного типа. Это – не тот выбор, о котором мечтал Майдан. Но может быть он как раз представляет собой ответ на многочисленные проблемы Украины. in EnglishУже...
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Ambassador Warlick’s folly in Nagorno-Karabakh
How the US botched the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process. After 20 years of carefully navigating negotiations over the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the US made a critical misstep last month by embracing —...
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The failed economy of Ukraine
The recent history of Ukraine is a clear example of how not to manage a country’s economy. The recent history of Ukraine is a clear example of how not to manage a country’s economy. Had the economic...
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Cold turkey in Russia
In Yekaterinburg, Yevgeny Roizman’s City Without Drugs Foundation has been engaged in some very questionable practices. But why has there been so little discussion?на русском языке Russia has no...
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Ломка в России
Некоторые практики екатеринбургского фонда «Город без наркотиков» Евгения Ройзмана считаются сомнительными, но они вообще мало обсуждались. Как же так? in EnglishВ России нет программ для лечения...
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Uzbekistan prefers regime security over economic integration
Uzbekistan is wary of plans for the economic integration of Eurasia, but why? When the leaders of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus gathered in Astana for the historic establishment of the Eurasian...
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On the run in Russia
Konstantin Rubakhin, an ecology activist, is on the run in Russia, trying to escape both the police and the security services. на русском языке On 22 June, a big demonstration took place in the...
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Putin versus the NGOs
The Kremlin is busy dismantling the institutions of civil society. How can NGOs develop, now that the rules have changed? на русском языкеPutin versus the NGOsRecent developments in Russian laws...
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Путин против НКО
Выстроив вертикаль власти, Кремль принялся за реконструкцию – или разрушение – институтов гражданского общества. Изменились правила - могут ли НКО дальше развиваться? in EnglishПоследние нововведения в...
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Hare today and gone tomorrow
A recent St Petersburg conference dedicated to hares has become the unlikely subject of a feud between the Russian Ministry of Culture and academic institutions. It is a hare raising story... A hare...
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From Georgia to the EU is a long road
Georgia has signed an association agreement with the EU. But there is a long road ahead toward establishing transparent and accountable government.On 27 June, Georgia, together with Moldova and...
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Long live the Donetsk People’s Republic!
What will ‘Defence Minister’ Strelkov do, now that Slovyansk has been lost? And can he rely on Vladimir Putin? The loss of Slovyansk to Ukrainian government forces has placed the so-called People’s...
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Tajikistan: Free Alexander Sodiqov!
On 16 June, Alexander Sodiqov, a political science PhD student at the University of Toronto, was arrested in Tajikistan while conducting research on conflict resolution. The American Declaration of...
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The (Russian) meat of the matter
The Russian-led Customs Union has introduced new rules on slaughtering livestock. A massive rise in meat prices is forecast; and the end of small-scale farming. Fresh meat is disappearing from many...
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