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        <title><![CDATA[Ivan Krastev - Director]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Ivan Krastev is chairman of the Center of Liberal Strategies in Sofia, Bulgaria, and a founding board member of the European Council on Foreign Relations.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Putin Looks for Regime Change in Turkey]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Don't just listen to what the Russian president says. Watch what he does next.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ivan Krastev]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 07:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>ANTALYA, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 15:  Russian President, Vladimir Putin, (L) talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, before leaving the arrival area during the official welcome ceremony on day one of the G20 Turkey Leaders Summit on November 15, 2015 in Antalya, Turkey. World leaders will use the summit to discuss issues including, climate change, the global economy, the refugee crisis and terrorism. The two day summit takes place in the wake of the massive terrorist attack in Paris which killed more than 120 people.  (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)</media:description>
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