David Kramer

Freedom House

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President of Freedom House, independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world; former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (2008-2009)

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Geographically, Ukraine is midway between the liberal democracies of the European Union and the authoritarian oligarchies of the former Soviet Union.

Ukraine: the Man in the Middle

Geographically, Ukraine is midway between the liberal democracies of the European Union and the authoritarian oligarchies of the former Soviet Union.

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