WASHINGTON, DC: The recent start of the trial in Kyiv of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, one of the leaders of Ukraine's Orange Revolution, on charges of abuse of power raises grave concerns about President Viktor Yankovych's (...)
WASHINGTON: The dramatic revolts in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya have acted as a catalyst for a broader Arab awakening that has fundamentally shaken the Middle East's political order, which has been in place since the late 1970's. While it is too early (...)
WASHINGTON, DC: United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Ukraine on July 4-5 provides an important opportunity to reassure Ukrainians that the US remains committed to Ukraine's sovereignty and democratic evolution.
This signal (...)
WASHINGTON, DC: The world remains focused on the Greek financial crisis. But there could be an important positive spin-off: a deeper Greek-Turkish détente.
Greece's high defense spending has contributed to its economic woes. Indeed, the country (...)
The Russian invasion of Georgia has sent shock waves throughout the West and the former Soviet space - especially Ukraine. Indeed, Ukraine could be the next potential crisis.
Georgia's increasingly pro-Western course, including growing ties to (...)
With the political standoff surrounding the selection of a new president intensifying, Turkey is entering a critical period that could have a profound effect on both the country's internal evolution as a secular democracy and its relations with the (...)
A dictator s sudden death almost always triggers political instability. But it is doubly dangerous when it poses a risk of region-wide destabilization and a scramble for influence among the world s greatest military powers - the United States, (...)