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BULGARIANS PROTEST FOR FREEDOMS. AGAIN.
Freedom Square special contributor M.C. Andrews wonders why more attention hasn’t been payed to protests in Bulgaria.
CAT SCRATCH FEVER: PUTIN VS. PUSSY RIOT
Freedom Square special contributor M.C. Andrews spotlights the imprisonment of Russian punk rockers.
DAYLIGHT IN BELARUS?
Freedom Square special contributor M.C. Andrews discusses the lack of freedom and democracy in “Europe’s last dictatorship,” Belarus.
THE U.S. AND RUSSIA: COMIC FODDER OR STRATEGIC PARTNERS?
The U.S.-Russia relationship today is fodder for Comedy Central, but that doesn’t mean America’s relationship with Russia is humorous. America’s relationship with Russia is important for US security, critical on the international stage, and indispensable to those within Russia…
APPLAUSE FOR IRANIAN VOTERS
The June 14 election of Hassan Rowhani offers an important opportunity for Iran to pivot from international isolation toward reintegration with the international community. But pivoting from a theocracy to democracy will be a longer term challenge.