2nd International Forum on Poverty Reduction to be held in Tashkent

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Photo by Farhodjon Chinberdiev on Unsplash On 18 May, the Hilton Tashkent City Hotel will host the 2nd International Forum “Implementing Best Practices in Poverty Reduction”. This year, the Forum is organized by the Centre for Economic Research and Reforms (CERR) together with the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Forum is…

Could Ukraine’s Membership of NATO Halt Russia’s Invasion of Europe?

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Photo by Edoardo Ceriani on Unsplash Putin has consistently prepared for war with the West, which he considers a response to Russia’s “historic humiliation” – the collapse of the USSR. After the end of the Second Chechen War, Russia immediately began to accumulate military resources for territorial expansion in the post-Soviet space, no country within which the Kremlin…

Is Yerevan Really Going West?

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Photo by Aleksandra Dementeva on Unsplash The Pro-Western and pro-democratic Armenian PR campaign is intensifying, flooding Armenian outlets in English all over the world. “Will the West save Armenia?”, laments the reputable Past outlet, demanding to protect the only democracy in the Caucasus from Azerbaijani dictatorship.  “The West should support Armenia’s democracy, because it cannot be taken for…