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New Policy Memo: The Long-Term Prospects for Ukraine’s Accession to the EU: A Focus on EU-Level Constraints

When Ukraine’s newly elected president Petro Poroshenko was inaugurated on June 7, he announced his intention to sign an Association Agreement (AA) with the European Union and to pursue EU…

The Long-Term Prospects for Ukraine’s Accession to the European Union: A Focus on EU-Level Constraints

When Ukraine’s newly elected president Petro Poroshenko was inaugurated on June 7, he announced his intention to sign an Association Agreement (AA) with the European Union and to pursue EU…

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Why arming Ukraine is a bad idea

(The Washington Post) Last week the Democratic Party publicly split over the wisdom of sending lethal military assistance to Ukraine. The Obama administration is reportedly sharing some intelligence and non-lethal…

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Sonin: Sanctions impact credit, business projects, goods produced, income, salaries, and consumption

(AP) MOSCOW — Last week, tens of thousands of Russians sunning themselves on Italian beaches and Turkish resorts received an unpleasant surprise: their tour companies had gone bust, stranding them…

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Why Obama’s Coercion Strategy in Ukraine Will Fail

(National Interest) The downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 has dramatically escalated tensions surrounding the Ukraine crisis. On Tuesday, the EU and the United States enacted unprecedented economic sanctions against…

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Russia still defiant against sanctions, but for how long?

(Russia Direct) NATO allies are resorting to stepped-up economic sanctions against Russia. They are doing it because they are convinced that diplomacy has failed to deter Russia from intervening in…

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Petrov: What is happening is different from what the Kremlin wanted and expected

(The New York Times) MOSCOW — Russia, facing the toughest round of Western sanctions imposed since the Ukraine crisis erupted, has adopted a nonchalant public stance, with President Vladimir V.…

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Putin Held Personally Responsible for a War He Is Losing

(Eurasia Daily Monitor) If President Vladimir Putin really thought that the destruction of Flight MH17 with 298 people on board would soon blow over, the White House statement from last…

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Will Eastern Ukraine Turn Into Northern Ireland?

Since the downing of MH-17 the Ukrainian government has intensified its military campaign against the separatists in Ukraine’s east. In short order, the military was able to recapture a dozen towns and villages…

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Q: Is Vladimir Putin Running a Proxy War in Ukraine? Here is What Twelve PONARS Eurasia Experts Say

I cannot exclude the possibility that Vladimir Putin is really afraid of NATO expansion into Ukraine and, unable to keep a pro-Russian president there, opted to destabilize the state in…

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New Policy Memo: The Long-Term Prospects for Ukraine’s Accession to the EU: A Focus on EU-Level Constraints

The Long-Term Prospects for Ukraine’s Accession to the European Union: A Focus on EU-Level Constraints

Why arming Ukraine is a bad idea

Sonin: Sanctions impact credit, business projects, goods produced, income, salaries, and consumption

Why Obama’s Coercion Strategy in Ukraine Will Fail

Russia still defiant against sanctions, but for how long?

Petrov: What is happening is different from what the Kremlin wanted and expected

Putin Held Personally Responsible for a War He Is Losing

Will Eastern Ukraine Turn Into Northern Ireland?

Q: Is Vladimir Putin Running a Proxy War in Ukraine? Here is What Twelve PONARS Eurasia Experts Say