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Behind the Kazakh protests lie a thuggish authoritarian state and a web of murky energy agreements that have made Russian and Kazakh elites wealthy.
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October 19, 2021
Best Friends Forever? Turkey and Ukraine
Is Turkey a fair-weather ally to Ukraine, or something more serious?
October 18, 2021
Energy Crisis Pays Dividends for Patient Putin
Russia has long prepared to reap political rewards from energy crises in Europe, particularly through the isolation of Ukraine
October 18, 2021
Hot Air
We complain when Russia exploits our weaknesses. Try fixing them instead
October 15, 2021
Bloodied But Unbowed: Belarusian Opposition Fights On
Though the opposition to the current regime in Belarus faces a long struggle with many challenges ahead, its supporters show no signs of quitting
October 14, 2021
Unhappy Iran Battles for Lost Influence in South Caucasus
Tension with Azerbaijan dies down but underlying differences are likely to widen
October 12, 2021
Quixotic Poland Seeks to Reshape the EU
Poland’s most recent government “reforms” to exert political control over the judiciary are the latest in an ongoing effort to fundamentally change the nature of the EU.
October 12, 2021
Help Ukraine or Risk an American Waterloo
The U.S. must now stand, unbending, with Ukraine to reassert the rules-based international order
October 12, 2021
Poland Throws Down the Gauntlet to EU
Poles may sour on a government whose actions are perceived to jeopardize their EU membership for the sake of policies that few believe are working
October 11, 2021
Goodbye Gottwald
Czech Communists shuffle off into history. High time