Ukraine’s Balancing Act
The result of Ukraine's parliamentary election shows that the population wants to rebalance the country’s policy priorities and wants the new ruling elites to put citizens’ interests first.
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Balázs Jarábik
Nonresident Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program
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Balázs Jarábik is no longer with the Carnegie Endowment for Internationa Peace.
Balázs Jarábik was a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his research focuses on Eastern and Central Europe with particular focus on Ukraine.
Jarábik worked with Pact, Inc. in Kyiv, Ukraine to build its presence as one of the largest international nongovernmental organizations in Eastern Europe, and later served as project director for Pact in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Prior to joining Carnegie, Jarábik was an associate fellow at FRIDE in Madrid and senior fellow at the Central European Policy Institute in Bratislava. He was a civic activist in Slovakia in the 1990s, and he later co-founded the Bratislava-based Pontis Foundation’s international development projects in the Balkans and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
He also worked as a consultant for political parties and civil society organizations in the Balkans and CIS countries, as well as an adviser with wide range of international, governmental, and parliamentary institutions.
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· April 22, 2019
· February 21, 2019
Zelenskiy’s Ukraine: Greenhorn Challenge
The Ukrainian parliamentary election is widely expected to give President Zelenskiy a greater mandate for reform. He has to start to deliver soon and face the resistance of the opposition.
Orbán Lost in the European Wilderness
Despite securing a place among the very few European leaders with a landslide victory under their belt in the 2019 EU election, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is not celebrating.
Eastern Partnership at Ten: Rhetoric, Resources, and Russia
The Eastern Partnership was designed to tie the Eastern neighbors to the EU, keep Russia out, and EU membership off the table. These objectives have been achieved—but the region has become neither more stable nor secure.
Ukraine’s Post-Election Landscape
April 26, 2019
A timely conversation about the impact of the Ukrainian presidential elections on the country’s politics and society.
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- Andrew S. Weiss,
- Balázs Jarábik,
- Serhii Plokhii,
- Matthew Kaminski
Zelenskiy’s Landslide in Ukraine: What Does It Mean?
On April 21, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, best known starring in a political television drama, scored a dramatic victory over incumbent Petro Poroshenko to become president of Ukraine. Four experts on Ukraine give their verdict.
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- Olga Burlyuk,
- Balázs Jarábik,
- Denys Kiryukhin,
- Konstantin Skorkin
Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s Second Act
A Zelenskiy presidency would offer a precious opportunity for a rethink. It’s time for Ukraine—and its backers in the West—to get serious.
What Is at Stake in Ukraine’s Election?
Ukraine votes for a president on March 31. Will the pro-Western incumbent, Petro Poroshenko, win? Or will he lose to his old foe, Yulia Tymoshenko, or wild card Volodymyr Zelenskiy?
· March 21, 2019
Patriotism, Pressure, Populism: How Poroshenko Can Win
The current Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko seems to have enough campaign cards up his sleeve to win the upcoming Ukrainian election, despite the damage caused by a fresh corruption case in the defense sector.
Moldova Election: A Democratic Illusion?
Moldova’s parliamentary election may deliver a messy coalition, a Socialist government, or an attempt at manipulation. Brussels should put the legitimacy of the process ahead of the result.
- Balázs Jarábik,
- Leonid Litra
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