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Financial Times
December 6, 2016
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
The mood is festive in the Russian capital, and expectations are high that Donald Trump’s elections may turn a new page in the difficult relationship between Moscow and Washington.The death spiral of US-Russian ties stretches back through the Barack Obama years to George W. Bush’s second term, when Russia invaded neighboring Georgia.
Dr. Cohen discussing Trump’s foreign policy onSolovyev talk show on Rossiya 1 TV channel in Russia
Huffington Post
October 28, 2016
By Ariel Cohen
With the final stretch of the U.S. presidential elections upon us, Russia’s challenge in Syria has rapidly developed into a centerpiece of the foreign policy debate. The candidates need to formulate a clear vision of how to deal with Moscow.Russian President Vladimir Putin has played a weak hand impressively.
Dr. Cohen on Sky Arabic discussing Russia in the Middle East,Russia/Syria, Russia/Turkey, Russia/US etc.
Sky News Arabic
October 27, 2016
Fox News Opinion
October 25, 2016
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
With the final stretch of the presidential elections upon us, Russia’s challenge in Syria is a centerpiece of the foreign policy debate. The candidates need to formulate a clear vision of how to deal with Moscow.President Vladimir Putin has played a weak hand impressively.
Ariel Cohen, Ph.D., and Ivan Benovic
October 2016
Executive Summary
Concluding its first four years in power, the Georgian Dream coalition government has reformed and changed many aspects of Georgia’s public life. The coalition has not only continued along the path toward reforms initiated by Mikheil Saakashvili’s.
Ariel Cohen on oil prices past OPEC decision on Russia's RIA NovostiRIA Novosti
September 30, 2016
БАКУ, 30 сен — РИА Новости, Вугар Гасанов. Успехи ОПЕК в поддержке цен на нефть будут сведены на нет, как только квоты добычи начнут нарушаться участниками картеля, заявил РИА Новости ведущий эксперт Атлантического совета, директор Центра энергетики, природных ресурсов и геополитики (Вашингтон) Ариэль Коэн (Ariel Cohen).
Dr. Ariel Cohen on CNN Newsroom Live discussing the ongoing conflict in Ukraine
CNN International (US) - U.S. Cable
08/12/2016
Atlantic Council
July 5, 2016
By Ariel Cohen
At its summit in Warsaw on July 8 and 9, NATO should take urgent steps to protect its allies and partners on its southeastern flank. Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey, as well as Ukraine and Georgia, are all under severe pressure from Russia and require NATO assistance.Stephen Blank has urged NATO to pay more attention to the Black Sea at the Warsaw Summit, and he is correct.
Accent
May 16, 2016
By Mariam Chubinidze
The Georgian news agency Accent’s exclusive interview with Ariel Cohen, Nonresident Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council's Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center & Global Energy Center.
The Huffington Post
May 16, 2016
By Ariel Cohen
At the London anti-corruption summit last Thursday, Secretary of State John Kerry said that corruption destroys nation states. He is right - look at Russia. Institutionalized corruption, the systemic merger of organized crime with law enforcement, and the practice of aggressive asset grabbing known as “reiderstvo“ ― hostile corporate takeovers - are the bane of Russian business.
Huffington Post
April 1, 2016
By Ariel Cohen
As Russia has boycotted the global Nuclear Security summit hosted by President Barack Obama in Washington, DC,
March 31-April 1, 2016, questions arise as to the second nuclear superpower’s policies and capabilities. Can Moscow afford to stay out in the cold, when the leaders of over 50 countries decide most urgent questions of international relations — nuclear security and terrorism —
In Moscow this week, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry should keep in mind that Russia’s recent military engagements in Ukraine and Syria represent an attempt to manipulate perceptions. The Kremlin wants to position itself as a peer of America, open to cooperation against ISIS, but capable of military threats against U.S. allies, such as Ukraine, Turkey and the Syrian opposition.
Newsweek
March 24, 2016
By Ariel Cohen
When US Secretary of State John Kerry goes to Moscow this week, he should keep in mind that Russia’s recent military engagements in Ukraine and Syria represent an attempt to manipulate perceptions. The Kremlin wants to position itself as a peer of America, open to cooperation against ISIS, but capable of military threats against US allies, such as Ukraine, Turkey, and the Syrian opposition.
The Atlantic Council
March 23, 2016
By Ariel Cohen
Dr. Cohen on BBC World News speaking about US-Russian relations as they are playing out in Syria
BBC World News
March 4, 2016
Dr. Ariel Cohen on Russian TV channel TVC
February 27, 2016
Dr. Cohen spoke on TVC’s talk show Pravo Znat about US-Russian relations.
Trend News Agency
January 26, 2016
By Elena Kosolapova
The Iranian gas industry will require massive investments to meet European and global demand, Non-resident Senior Research Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center and Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center Ariel Cohen said in his report obtained by Trend.“Only 160 billion cubic meters of gas are produced annually [in Iran], due to technological and financial constraints caused by domestic mismanagement...
The Atlantic Council
January 5, 2016
By Ariel Cohen
The deepening rift between Saudi Arabia and Iran may have dire consequences for global oil markets because the kingdom’s Eastern Province, where the Shia are in the majority, produces most of its oil. Production would suffer if Iran were to foment unrest among this population.
The National Interest
December 3, 2015
By Ariel Cohen
De-escalation is crucial in order to restore focus on the Syrian war itself.As the world’s leaders gathered for the COP 21 climate change summit in Paris, a more immediate and grave threat should have preoccupied their attention. Two regional powers, Russia and Turkey, have come to blows for the first time since the end of the Cold War.
Dr. Cohen on RBK comments on anti-ISIS cooperation between US and Russia
November 18, 2015
Atlantic Council
November 18, 2015
By Dr. Ariel Cohen
In Developing a Western Energy Strategy for the Black Sea Region and Beyond, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center and Global Energy Center Ariel Cohen addresses the urgent need for a European policy on Black Sea energy following Russia's annexation of Crimea.
Putin's government tries to establish a security belt stretching from Iraq to the Mediterranean, expert tells the "Post.The US is facing a "Cold War 2.0" against Russia in places such as Ukraine, the Baltic states, and Syria as President Vladimir Putin’s government tries to establish an external security belt stretching from Iraq to the Mediterranean.
Jerusalem Post
November 3, 2015
By Ariel Ben Solomon
i24 News Azerbaijan
November 2, 2015
Georgia Today, like many of our Readers, was interested in the groundbreaking announcement by a US independent oil and gas exploration and production company Frontera Resources over discovery of an estimated 3.8 trillion cubic meters of gas in the Georgian region of Kakheti early this month.To give a qualified analysis around the topic, Georgia Today exclusively interviewed Dr. Ariel Cohen.
Georgia Today
October 29, 2015
By Zviad Adzinbaia
