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How Ukraine’s Reformers Beat the Pharma Mafia

A little over a month after US Vice President Joe Biden told Ukrainian legislators that graft was eating Läs mer

Seven Key Reforms for Ukraine in 2016

After Orthodox Christmas, I spent a few days in Kyiv. It is quite striking how the mood has changed in Läs mer

NATO and 21st Century Deterrence

New and increasingly authoritarian laws have further restricted basic freedoms for Russian civil society. Russia persists with its efforts to Läs mer

Sri Lankan Peace Process Would Have Benefitted from Greater International Effort, says Former Negotiator

A broader international commitment would have ensured the success of an effort to end an over two-decade-long war between the Läs mer

Road to Pension Sustainability

20160115 Econographics

As Greece entered in 2016, the first review of the bailout agreed in August 2015 is not completed yet. Creditors Läs mer

Indonesia an Obvious Target as ISIS Seeks to Expand Footprint

The terrorist attacks in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, on January 14 are concerning, but hardly surprising. The Islamic State of Iraq Läs mer

Poland’s Right Turn Worries Brussels

But European Commission seen unlikely to get tough with Warsaw

Poland has been widely hailed as the poster child of democracy Läs mer

US’ Syria Policy ’Paralyzed’ by Rhetoric that Assad Must Go, Says Hagel

Former Defense Secretary also has advice for presidential candidates: don’t divide America

Former Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel, thinks that the Läs mer

Jens Stoltenberg: NATO’s Role in Fighting Terrorism

NATO is at the forefront of the fight against international terrorism. The aim of its biggest-ever operation was to deny Läs mer