Gleb Zhukov

Recent projects

Protester with Soldier_Ukraine 3_210x140 Courtesy: Sasha Maksymenko/Flickr
16 June 2014 Gateway House

A divided Ukraine dividing Europe

As the dispute over Ukraine unravels, geopolitical currents surge in the shadow of historic Cold War narratives. Nonetheless, several EU member states have placed their individual, economic imperatives above the larger agenda of the Union, showing that the core of crisis is economic, rather than political
latvia Courtesy: Courtesy: Philaweb/WikimediaCommons
5 April 2013 Gateway House

Latvia: Economic miracle or mangled economy?

Subsequent to the global financial crises of 2007, while several countries were still struggling with economic problems, Latvia managed to dramatically decrease its public debt, and its GDP too grew at an impressive pace. How was this success achieved and at what cost to the people of the country?