Articles by Ariel Cohen

Russian War Games in Black Sea

Ariel Cohen | April 12, 2013

On March 28, Vladimir Putin, returning home from the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) Durban summit, ordered Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu to mobilize… Read More

President Obama Should Uphold the Magnitsky Act’s Legislative Intent

Ariel Cohen | April 08, 2013

Next week, the Obama Administration faces an important foreign policy decision in U.S. relations with Russia—how to champion human rights and the rule of law…. Read More

Russia Conducts Unannounced Searches of Human Rights Groups

Ariel Cohen | March 26, 2013

Russian law enforcement agents have conducted hundreds of unannounced searches of Russian non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Authorities have searched 600 organizations across the country since last… Read More

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How Not to Negotiate with Russia: The Missile Defense Fiasco

Ariel Cohen | March 19, 2013

Russia’s objections to U.S. missile defense development and deployment have been on the agenda of consecutive American Administrations starting with Ronald Reagan in the 1980s…. Read More

London Mayor Decries Posthumous Trial of Russian Whistleblower

Ariel Cohen | March 13, 2013

London mayor Boris Johnson published an op-ed Monday in which he decried the posthumous trial of whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky. Johnson called Magnitsky “a martyr trampled… Read More

60 Years After His Death, Stalin Haunts Russia

Ariel Cohen | March 05, 2013

March 5 marks the 60th anniversary of Joseph Stalin’s death. One of the most infamous leaders of the 20thcentury, Stalin remains a controversial figure among… Read More

Mr. Xi Goes to Moscow: For China’s Leader, It’s Russia First

Ariel Cohen | March 01, 2013

China’s new president, Xi Jinping, will make his first official foreign visit to Russia this month. Xi’s decision to make his first visit abroad to… Read More

Russia: Putin Loyalist Going Down in Flames

Ariel Cohen | February 19, 2013

Vladimir Pekhtin, chairman of the Duma Ethics Committee, hid undisclosed luxury properties in Florida valued at nearly $2 million while proclaiming his anti-American credentials, according… Read More

Russian “Grandma of Human Rights” Nominated for Nobel Prize

Ariel Cohen | February 07, 2013

This week, Senator Benjamin Cardin (D–MD) nominated the “grandma” of the Russian human rights movement, Lyudmila Alekseeva, for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize. Cardin’s nomination… Read More

Dead Man on Trial: Russian Whistleblower Tried After Death

Ariel Cohen | January 28, 2013

The Russian government is set to posthumously try the brutally murdered whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky for tax fraud. While working for Hermitage Capital, formerly one of… Read More

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