This election represents the next step in Ukraine's journey toward a new politics. At least it might.
Director, Human Rights First's Human Rights Defenders Program
The municipal authorities in Moscow this
week denied the right to free assembly to a group of Russian
ultranationalists who organize the annual (deep) soul-searching
extravaganza known as "The Russian March."
I had the privilege of visiting Russia
three times in 2014. Yes, in the midst of the Ukraine crisis, I was
exploring Moscow and St. Petersburg as a tourist.
Travel Writer/Signature Travel Network
I love my country, the land I was born in, and the culture -- but if being patriotic means dying, then I am not patriotic.
The truth is that I have no idea whether
the allegations against this man are true. But, in his eyes, he has a
bit of that sad placidity that Fitzgerald attributed to his last tycoon,
which makes him likeable.
Bernard-Henri Levy is a French philosopher and writer.
One good thing for the president is that
his Asia-Pacific Pivot -- heightened engagement with the rising
region, and nascent superpower China -- hasn't been wrecked by the
lengthening array of Obama administration distractions, including his
troubled and tardy war against Isis.
I was 18-20 at the time. It was a very
difficult time, and I would not characterize it as a feeling of freedom.
Freedom was the last thing everyone was thinking about, but the
inflation, food, and shortage of everything else were foremost on
everyone's mind.
The best answer to any question
Western policy in Ukraine and some other
places shows signs of "group-think" among decision-makers. Almost
everyone among advisors wants to be thought of as being "on the team."
Book creation coach, author, former foundation director
While civil unrest continues to pervade
the east of Ukraine, a new generation of artists and musicians in Kiev
are creating wide spectrum of sounds and spectacles. At the forefront
of this burgeoning scene is Lyudska Podoba (Human Shape).
Public health researcher and artist
Saying that "Ukraine is empowered to
join Europe" is an empty phrase. However, when you point out the mutual
interests that ensure that, as in Mandeville's fable of the bees, where
private vices commingle to produce public good, Ukraine will in fact be
part of Europe, it becomes a phrase with real impact.
Bernard-Henri Levy is a French philosopher and writer.
Anthony Bourdain's very existence is against the odds, and his wanderlust almost inevitable.
Genealogy Expert, Author of "Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing" & "Who Do You Think You Are?"
Among advanced countries, the United States and the
United Kingdom in particular are leaving the financial crisis behind and
achieving decent growth. Even for them however, potential growth is
lower than it was in the early 2000s.
Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department, International Monetary Fund
Current year's Eid al-Adha calls for a
conversation among Muslims and all global citizens. We intend to prompt
the global conscientiousness regarding the need to help the needy as
well as confront those committing crimes against their fellow man and
our shared earth.
Former Bosnian foreign minister and ambassador to the United Nations
According to sources at the United Nations, neither
the troubling events in Syria or Ukraine have changed in the slightest
in the wake of a man with so many thousands of Twitter followers
deciding to call it quits.
Satirist, author of The Official Dictionary of Sarcasm
Until Turkish mainstream political
parties fully embrace democratic values, Turkey's future becomes an
uncertain one. Turkey may find itself going down the path of Russian
style expansionism, or falling prey to religious extremism.
Founder-Saint Andrew’s Freedom Forum,
commentator on foreign affairs, government, business innovation and is
an attorney in Washington, DC.
Western sanctions are harming the Russian economy, but that doesn't mean they will achieve anything the West wants in Ukraine.
International security expert, Russia
and Eurasia watcher; Professor at Barnard College, Columbia University;
author of four books
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