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About Alexander Motyl

Alexander Motyl is professor of political science and deputy director of the Center for Global Change and Governance at Rutgers University, New Jersey.

Articles by Alexander Motyl

Tuesday 23rd March

The Prorizna Street rebellion

A spirited protest in central Kyiv embodies the ethos of a new, civic Ukraine whose people - despite their politicians - have internalised the values of the “orange revolution”. Alexander J Motyl reports for openDemocracy
Monday 1st October

How Ukrainians became citizens

The "orange revolution's" real change was within (archive)
Friday 22nd December

Two years after the Orange revolution: Ukraine in a funk

The romance of revolution is long gone as Ukrainians learn to cope with democracy's disillusions, says Alexander J Motyl.
Wednesday 16th August

Ukraine and Russia: divergent political paths

Ukraine is in post-orange political meltdown while Russia is reinventing itself as a successful energy superpower. Right? Wrong, says Alexander J Motyl, who looks beneath the surface of a changing relationship.
Friday 24th March

Ukraine's new political complexion

Whatever the result of the 26 March parliamentary elections, Ukraine after the orange revolution is moving towards normal democratic politics not back to authoritarianism, says Alexander J Motyl.
Tuesday 17th January

Ukraine vs Russia: the politics of an energy crisis

The bitter gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine reveals the stark difference in the character of the two states. The European Union should take note, says Alexander Motyl.
Sunday 11th September

Democracy is alive in Ukraine

Kyiv’s governmental crisis will not derail Ukraine’s democratic development, says Alexander Motyl.
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