The region of Central and Eastern Europe is currently experiencing stress from a number of sources. The most serious one is that the peace and stability attained after the collapse of the Soviet Union are again severely threatened. Events in Ukraine are the most visible, but they are by far not the only troubling developments. The goals of building and sustaining democracy require ongoing implementation of economic and political reforms, such as fighting corruption. The curre

By Orsolya Doricsak May 28, 2014 On Wednesday, April 30, the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed H.R.6, a bill that would speed up liquefied natural gas (LNG) export to World Trade Organization (WTO) countries. “The committee advanced the bill proposed by Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) in a 33-18 vote, but with significant changes made after a bipartisan agreement was reached,” according to The Hill. The recent crisis in Ukraine brings to light the dependence of East Europea