Reflection: Sebastian Gorka – Medieval or Modern?
Photo by Sebastian Gorka via Wikipedia‘s Wikimedia Commons. Three factors led to Russia’s defeat and any outside actor will have to deal with these factors should they wish to drastically change the Afghan reality in a lasting way. To change Afghanistan, an outside power must do the following: install a national leader who is a Pashtun but...
UN welcomes Russia’s support in Donbass humanitarian work — coordinator
“Russians have actually been quite supportive of us in our efforts to get registration,” Niel Walker said …read more Source:...
Russia’s euphoria about Donald Trump already fading
Russia’s euphoria about Donald Trump already fadingLess than one month since Donald Trump’s inauguration, Moscow has already become less delusional about the odds of improving relations with Washington. It’s now time to prepare for realityLess than one month since Donald Trump’s inauguration, Moscow has already become less...
War, Regulation Combine to Stifle Ukrainian Wine Industry
Smaller winemakers will benefit if lawmakers vote to lift onerous licensing fees. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Newspapers Without News
Moldova has been a regional leader in open government, but the media recently launched a campaign to highlight backtracking on commitments to greater transparency. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Three Questions with Jonathan Katz
Jonathan Katz joined GMF as a senior resident fellow on February 1, 2017. His career has spanned development, defense, and diplomacy, most recently as the deputy assistant administrator in the Europe and Eurasia Bureau at the U.S. Agency for International Development and as a senior advisor at the U.S. State Department. GMF is excited that you...
Smaller CEE Cities are Becoming Attractive to BSS Investors
The last two decades have seen massive growth in the BSS (Business Support Services) industry across the globe, and in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), as well, for that matter. It is the CEE region which particularly shows how the business climate and the combination of all the measures taken are crucial for the development of the sector and...
Misery Index: the World’s Saddest (and Happiest) Countries
Steve H. Hanke The human condition inhabits a vast continuum between “miserable” and “happy.” In the sphere of economics, misery tends to flow from high inflation, steep borrowing costs and unemployment. The most surefire way to mitigate that misery: economic growth. All else equal, happiness tends to blossom when growth is strong, inflation and...
The Voices of the Displaced in Ukraine and Russia
A new survey highlights the views of people displaced by the conflict in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
OSCE Monitors reject Russian Foreign Minister’s Lies about Donbas escalation
The problem with fighting fake news from Russia is that it often comes from top officials in Moscow like Sergei Lavrov, Russian foreign minister. Lavrov’s latest distortion of the facts came in an interview given to Izvestia on Feb 10, and was refuted that same day, though that, of course, was ignored by the Russian media which repeated his...
