Alexander J. Motyl

Alexander J. Motyl is a professor of political science at Rutgers University-Newark.

Stories by Alexander J. Motyl
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York on Sept. 25.

Welcome, Ukrainians, to the American Swamp
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech during celebrations to mark Ukraine’s 28th Independence Day in Kyiv on Aug. 24.

Ukraine’s Democracy Is (Almost) All Grown Up
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Volodymyr Zelensky celebrates after the announcement of the first exit poll results in the second round of Ukraine’s presidential election at his campaign headquarters in Kiev on April 21.

Ukraine’s Pretend President Now Faces a Real Test
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The Ukrainian actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky on set in Kiev, Ukraine, during filming of “Servant of the People” on Feb. 6.

Ukraine’s TV President Is Dangerously Pro-Russian
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People attend a rally for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev on March 17. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty)

Ukraine’s Poroshenko Paradox
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