Eastern Europe and Eurasia

On February 23, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (Court) held that Rus

On January 21, 2016, the U.K. announced sanctions against two men thought to be the killers of Alexander Litvinenko, a former KGB officer and critic of the Russian government.

On January 16, 2016, the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that Agency inspectors confirmed Iran’s compliance with all required preparatory steps under the Joint Comprehensive P

On January 15, 2016, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands issued a

On January 13, 2016, the European Commission initiated its inquiry into recent developments in Poland and their impact on the rule of law as a fundamental value of the European Union.

On January 5, 2016, the European Court of Human Rights (Court)

On December 31, 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law suspending Russia’s free trade agreement with Ukraine starting January 1, 2016.

On December 4, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Zakharov v.

On November 28, 2015, Russia imposed trade sanctions on Turkey in response to the downing of a Russian fighter jet a few days earlier.

On October 20, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights (Court) ruled in Vasil