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Drowning Democracy

By already pouring vast amounts of aid into Ukraine, now the world’s biggest recipient of foreign assistance, with minimal supervision, the international community seems poised to repeat its earlier mistakes in Afghanistan.

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By Jennifer B. Murtazashvili and Nataliia Shapoval
Published on Aug 18, 2022

Journal of Democracy

About the Authors

Jennifer B. Murtazashvili

Nonresident Scholar, Asia Program

Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili is a nonresident scholar in the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Nataliia Shapoval

Nonresident Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program

Nataliia Shapoval is President of the KSE Institute, one of the largest think tanks in Ukraine, and Vice President for Policy Research at the Kyiv School of Economics. Shapoval’s research focuses on public procurement reform, the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, economic statecraft, and regional development.

Authors

Jennifer B. Murtazashvili
Nonresident Scholar, Asia Program
Jennifer B. Murtazashvili
Nataliia Shapoval
Nonresident Scholar, Russia and Eurasia Program
Nataliia Shapoval
DemocracyForeign PolicyEastern EuropeUkraine

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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