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+0000 28 February, 2014 Article I. The National Interest Ukraine: Will Putin Strike? Joergen Oerstroem Moeller Article 2. The Washington Post Putin's Ukraine gambit Charles Krauthammer Article 3. The Daily Beast Does Alleged Corruption Video Spell the End Of Erdogan? Thomas Seibert Article

Russia had been expanding at the rate of one Belgium per year. All undone, of course, by the collapse of the Soviet Union, which Russian President Vladimir Putin called "the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the [20th] century." Putin's mission is restoration. First, restore traditional Russian despotism

A00684328 For those in doubt, suffice to recall President Putin's statement in 2006 that the collapse of the Sov

apse of the Soviet Union, which Russian President Vladimir Putin called "the greatest geopolitical catastro

in countries that will hold free and fair elections this year, democracy's global advance has come to a halt, and may even have gone into reverse. Freedom House reckons that 2013 was the eighth consecutive year in which global freedom declined, and that its forward march peaked around the beginning of the c

A display of supremacy In December 2011, members of the Russian opposition obtained video evidence of ballot stuffing committed by operatives from Vladimir Putin's United Russia party in that month's parliamentary elections. A series of unusu- ally large protests ensued. Putin weathered the furor and went on t

n authoritarians. Again, Russia has taken the lead, with the state's asser- tion of authority over history textbooks and the process, encouraged by Putin, of reassessing the historical role of Joseph Stalin. • The hiring of political consultants and lobbyists from democratic countries to represent t

hinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing. 2016. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

and persecution. They are frequent- ly jailed on trumped-up charges of defamation, tax fraud, or drug trafficking, among others. 12 EFTA00804736 Freedom House 2. Marginalizing the opposition: As noted above, authoritarian leaders use their media power to paint critics as knaves or buffoons. Especially t

den, 4.57M) reports President Trump on Monday "said this year's G-7 summit would be postponed until after the election and added that Russian leader Vladimir Putin could still score an invite." During a briefing at the White House, Trump told reporters, "We have invited a number of people to the meeting. I cer

ite." During a briefing at the White House, Trump told reporters, "We have invited a number of people to the meeting. I certainly would invite him [Putin] to the meeting, I think he's an important factor." He added, "We will invite certain people that aren't in the G-7, some people have already accept

after the election and added that Russian leader Vladimir Putin could still score an invite." During a bri

ternational Republican Institute President Daniel Twining, Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth, and Michael Abramowitz, president of Freedom House. The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/us-democracy-and-human-rights-leaders-sanctioned-by- china-vow-not-to-be-cowe

after the election and added that Russian leader Vladimir Putin could still score an invite." During a bri

den, 4.57M) reports President Trump on Monday "said this year's G-7 summit would be postponed until after the election and added that Russian leader Vladimir Putin could still score an invite." During a briefing at the White House, Trump told reporters, "We have invited a number of people to the meeting. I cert

vite." During a briefing at the White House, Trump told reporters, "We have invited a number of people to the meeting. I certainly would invite him [Putin] to the meeting, I think he's an important factor." He added, "We will invite certain people that aren't in the G-7, some people have already accep

ternational Republican Institute President Daniel Twining, Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth, and Michael Abramowitz, president of Freedom House. The Washington Post (8/10, Morello, 14.2M) reports that "the Chinese were vague about the practical effect of the sanctions," but "the executives

iminals following a series of damaging ransomware attacks on US infrastructure. It comes as the White House continues to appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to take action against hackers operating from Russian soil. The article noted that while the FBI and Secret Service track accused cybercriminals, t

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te House continues to appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to take action against hackers operating f

s about a global "democratic recession." In maps charting freedom in the world, the various shades of authoritarianism had been spreading ominously. Freedom House has recorded an annual decline in global freedom for 15 years in a row, and less than 20 percent of the global population now lives in a country cl

after the election and added that Russian leader Vladimir Putin could still score an invite." During a bri

den, 4.57M) reports President Trump on Monday "said this year's G-7 summit would be postponed until after the election and added that Russian leader Vladimir Putin could still score an invite." During a briefing at the White House, Trump told reporters, "We have invited a number of people to the meeting. I cert

vite." During a briefing at the White House, Trump told reporters, "We have invited a number of people to the meeting. I certainly would invite him [Putin] to the meeting, I think he's an important factor." He added, "We will invite certain people that aren't in the G-7, some people have already accep

ternational Republican Institute President Daniel Twining, Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth, and Michael Abramowitz, president of Freedom House. The Washington Post (8/10, Morello, 14.2M) reports that "the Chinese were vague about the practical effect of the sanctions," but "the executives

ern authoritarians. Again, Russia has taken the lead, with the state's asser- tion of authority over history textbooks and the process, encouraged by Putin, of reassessing the historical role of Joseph Stalin. ¢ The hiring of political consultants and lobbyists from democratic countries to represent th

represent undue interference in their domestic affairs and a violation of national pre- rogatives. 3. Dictatorship of law: Initially articulated by Vlad- imir Putin, this phrase has come to signify the adoption of laws that are so vaguely written as to www.freedomhouse.org HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019241 --- PAGE BREAK

o cast ballots than it is for Hungarian citizens who are tempo- rarily working in Europe or elsewhere. ¢ Asa matter of high priority, both Orban and Pu- tin have secured domination over the judiciary with the goal of removing its role as a check on their power. ‘Law and Justice’ in Poland Like Hungary,

ernment. ls Orban a Central European version of Putin? Orban's domestic critics have often compared his governing style to that of Russian president Vladimir Putin. On the surface, the comparison seems unfair. Hungary is still rated Free by Freedom House. It still has genuine opposition parties, however we