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The Ukrainian Opposition in the 2012 Election: Elvis has left the building

The upcoming parliamentary election in Ukraine should have been a slam dunk for the country’s opposition forces. According to the recent IRI poll, 2/3 of Ukrainians believe the country…

The West and the Imprisonment of Yulia Tymoshenko: When is Positive Leverage Not Enough?

When is Western leverage ineffective in shaping a neighboring country’s internal policy making and enforcing democratic norms? I address this question by analyzing the failed attempts of Western governments to…

The Taming of the Shrew

EU-Ukraine Summit 2011 The fifteenth EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv was expected to produce a major breakthrough in their bilateral relationship – the initialling of the Association Agreement (AA) containing…

Why Yanukovych Did It: Explaining the Rationality of His Choice

Yulia Tymoshenko’s conviction last week for seven years in jail produced another round of speculations about the possible ways that President Yanukovych could set her free. One option that…

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