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The Soviet-Era Strategy That Explains What Russia Is Doing With Snowden

(The Atlantic) (Article by Olga Khazan) (Cory Welt is quoted) — When William Averell Harriman, who served as Secretary of Commerce under President Truman, mentioned "Soviet imperialism" in a speech…

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Legal Challenges in Georgia

August 2, 2013

(VOA) Cory Welt is interviewed by Voice of America on the rule of law in Georgia and US-Georgian relations (in Georgian). An audio transcript is available in English here. პროკურატურას…

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What the Snowden Affair Says About U.S.-Russian Relations

July 17, 2013

(Issue Brief) The curious case of Edward Snowden’s stay in the Sheremetyevo airport transit zone in Russia has highlighted both the promise of U.S.-Russian security relations and their limitations. Whether…

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In Georgia, the Sentencing Begins (and it’s relatively mild)

June 26, 2013

Amid sensational accounts of hidden weapons caches and newly uncovered torture videos comes a relatively muted piece of news from Georgia – the June 14th conviction of 16 former government…

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The Boston Marathon Attack, the North Caucasus, and U.S.-Russian Relations

April 22, 2013

(Center for American Progress) In the days following the dramatic manhunt in Boston for surviving terrorism suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, questions have multiplied regarding the significance of the Tsarnaev brothers’ Chechen…

Не отказывайтесь от российско-американской перезагрузки

April 2, 2013

(inosmi.ru/The National Interest) (в соавторстве с Иваном Куриллой). Надежды на сохранение российско-американской «перезагрузки» после возвращения Владимира Путина на пост президента в последние месяцы рухнули, поскольку Москва вышла из нескольких соглашений…

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Don’t Give Up on the U.S.-Russian Reset

April 1, 2013

(The National Interest) (Co-authored by Ivan Kurilla) Hope that the U.S.-Russia “reset” would survive Vladimir Putin’s return to the Russian presidency has crumbled in the last few months, as Moscow…

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“Despite all the drama, it’s been a decent start”

March 22, 2013

(IPN) Cory Welt is interviewed on Georgian political developments by Koba Bendeliani, IPN Georgia/InterPressNews, March 22, 2013. Q: On Thursday, the Parliament voted unanimously to pass the constitutional amendments limiting…

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Caucasus & Central Asia: Report Details the Ups and Downs of Democratization

(Eurasianet) Cory Welt is quoted in an article about the "Freedom in the World 2013" report by Freedom House. Excerpt: Despite the noted progress, the democratization process in the region…

Georgians vote in polarized elections

October 1, 2012

(CNN) The two major parties in Georgia each claimed victory in the nation's historic parliamentary elections as officials worked through the night to count the ballots. The ruling United…

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The Soviet-Era Strategy That Explains What Russia Is Doing With Snowden

Legal Challenges in Georgia

What the Snowden Affair Says About U.S.-Russian Relations

In Georgia, the Sentencing Begins (and it’s relatively mild)

The Boston Marathon Attack, the North Caucasus, and U.S.-Russian Relations

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Don’t Give Up on the U.S.-Russian Reset

“Despite all the drama, it’s been a decent start”

Caucasus & Central Asia: Report Details the Ups and Downs of Democratization

Georgians vote in polarized elections