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EWI's Jacqueline McLaren Miller addresses Magnitsky Bill

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EWI's Jacqueline McLaren Miller addresses Magnitsky Bill

Jacqueline McLaren Miller, Senior Associate of the U.S. Global Engagement Program with the EastWest Institute, spoke with Voice of Russia radio on the Magnitsky bill currently under discussion in the U.S. congress.

If enacted, the bill would impose financial and visa restrictions on Russian officials who have been linked to the criminal prosecution of hermitage capital lawyer Sergey Magnitsky.

EWI’s Jacqueline McLaren Miller on Jackson-Vanik and Human Rights

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EWI’s Jacqueline McLaren Miller on Jackson-Vanik and Human Rights

Jacqueline McLaren Miller, senior associate for EWI's Strategic Trust-Building Initiative, discusses the Jackson-Vanick amendment and the U.S.-Russia relationship in the latest issue of CQ Weekly.

Revolution or Political Evolution in Russia

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Revolution or Political Evolution in Russia

EWI Senior Fellow Najam Abbas appeared on Al Jazeera English Dec. 11 to discuss the developing political situation following the recent Russian elections. Watch the video at Al Jazeera's website.

EWI Threat Assessment Contributes to Breakthrough in U.S.-Russia Ties

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EWI Threat Assessment Contributes to Breakthrough in U.S.-Russia Ties

The EastWest Institute’s U.S.-Russia Joint Threat Assessment on Iran has contributed to a significant breakthrough in U.S.-Russia relations with the abandonment of the proposed U.S. missile defense systems based in Poland and the Czech Republic.

EU Energy Commissioner Backs EWI's Energy Security Initiatives

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EU Energy Commissioner Backs EWI's Energy Security Initiatives

On Thursday, July 2, 2009, the European Union’s Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs praised EWI’s energy security initiatives and called for more intellectual contributions to bridge the East-West divide

EastWest Institute Launches Debate on the Future of Euro-Atlantic Security

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EastWest Institute Launches Debate on the Future of Euro-Atlantic Security

EWI today issued a policy paper to stimulate a much-needed debate on the future security arrangements in the region that encompasses the 56 member states of the OSCE.

Reframing the U.S.-Russia Relationship

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Reframing the U.S.-Russia Relationship

In its traditional role as a catalyst for off-the-record contacts between top American and Russian policy makers, the EastWest Institute recently organized two top-level consultations. 

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Leaders of Government to Discuss New Initiative to Stem Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

NEW YORK. October 23. International disarmament experts and leaders of governments from around the world will speak to the press on October 24 about a new initiative, spearheaded by the EastWest Institute, to break the worldwide logjam on weapons of mass destruction.

EWI Calls for Stronger US-Russia Civil Nuclear Action

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EWI Calls for Stronger US-Russia Civil Nuclear Action

The EastWest Institute today called on the United States and Russia to take the lead as partners in setting up a nuclear fuel bank instead of promoting their own separate vision of such a bank.

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Russian Firm Combats Terrorist Financing From Illicit Trade

Norilsk Nickel, the largest Russian mining and metals company, launches a chemical forensic bureau in St. Petersburg to become a key link in the future international system of fighting illicit trade in raw precious metals and gemstones

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