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Daria Solovieva
Daria Solovieva is a freelance journalist based in Washington. She previously worked for EurasiaNet, a provider of information and analysis about Central Asia and the Caucasus. She is a graduate of the Bard Globalization and International Affairs program, where she served as a co-editor-in-chief of
BardPolitik, the school's journal of global affairs.
Articles written by Daria Solovieva
By Daria Solovieva
01 May 2009 |
World Politics Review
MOSCOW -- The Russian government has stepped up its efforts to
keep social unrest in check, as the financial crisis rages on across
the country. For now, willingness to join mass protests is not as high as
in neighboring Ukraine and Belarus. But the uncertain economic climate
and growing ranks of the unemployed are significant enough to keep the
Kremlin on its toes.
By Daria Solovieva
20 Dec 2007 |
World Politics Review Exclusive
Vladimir Putin this week received an additional boost of support
from an unlikely source: Time magazine's editorial board. After Putin beat out former Vice President Al Gore and "Harry Potter"
author J.K. Rowling for the title of the magazine's "person of the year," a firestorm erupted in Russia over the meaning and possible ramifications of the title. Pro-government newspapers and television channels jumped on the story as the latest Western validation and recognition of
Putin's achievements.
By Daria Solovieva
18 Dec 2007 |
World Politics Review Exclusive
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Twice a day, Ahmed Omar Hashi, a senior
producer at Shabelle Radio here, receives a telephone call from an
unidentified stranger who, in a muffled voice, threatens to kill him.
Sometimes the stranger tells him he has been watching him, and knows
where he at that very moment. Such threats are
a common occurrence for members of the media in Mogadishu, where
security has badly degenerated since the ousting of the Islamic Courts
regime in December 2006.
By Daria Solovieva
29 Nov 2007 |
World Politics Review Exclusive
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- As the United Nations Security Council and
secretary general deliberate about whether Somalia is too dangerous for
authorizing a larger peacekeeping force, United Nations officials on the ground
say the country is facing the worst humanitarian crisis in Africa. In
the last two months, the security situation in the capital city of
Mogadishu has steadily deteriorated, forcing over 600,000 refugees to
flee the city. One million have been displaced in a country of 7
million, according to the U.N.
By Daria Solovieva
31 Oct 2007 |
WPR Blog
Garry Kasparov won the presidential nomination of Russia's opposition coalition, the
Other Russia, on Sept. 30. Days later, he came to Washington.
By Daria Solovieva
26 Jul 2007 |
World Politics Review Exclusive
Last week in Lake Seliger, Russia, 10,000 Russian youth gathered
for a two-week summer camp that involved volleyball sessions, morning
exercise, sailing, and in-depth ideological instruction on President
Vladimir Putin's policies. As Russia's
government relations with Europe and particularly Britain are entering
a new hostile stage, a pro-Putin youth movement called Nashi is playing
a uniquely visible role in the Kremlin's campaign against its
opponents. That role likely will grow as the 2008 presidential election approaches.
By Daria Solovieva
11 Jul 2007 |
World Politics Review Exclusive
President Bush's meeting with Vladimir Putin last week found U.S.-Russian relations in a difficult state. Perhaps the most important recent change U.S.-Russian relations is Russia's much greater reluctance to support the Bush administration's Middle East and Europe policies. Russia's new assertiveness is largely the result of its booming energy sector. In recent months, the Putin administration has further tightened state control of Russia's energy sector and demonstrated continued willingness energy as an instrument of power in foreign policy.
By Daria Solovieva
31 Oct 2006 |
World Politics Review Exclusive
Over the last month, Russia has experienced a surge of contract
killings, with five high-profile murders -- a potent reminder that the
country is far from the stable democracy its leaders say it is. The
Oct. 7 murder of the anti-Kremlin journalist and human rights advocate
Anna Politkovskaya is the most prominent of these. In a political climate with virtually no vital opposition parties
or movements, Politkovskaya, 48, was easily the most outspoken critic
of Putin's regime.