Opening Statements

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Chairman
Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats
[full text of opening statement]

Rep. William Keating, Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats
[full text of opening statement]

 

Witnesses

Panel I

The Honorable Robert O. Blake
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
U.S. Department of State
[full text of opening statement]

Mr. Justin Siberell
Deputy Coordinator for Regional Affairs and Programs
Bureau of Counterterrorism
U.S. Department of State
[full text of opening statement]

Panel II

Ariel Cohen, Ph.D.
Senior Research Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Studies
The Heritage Foundation
[full text of opening statement]
[truth in testimony form]

Mr. Jacob Zenn
Research Analyst
The Jamestown Foundation
[full text of opening statement]
[truth in testimony form]

Mr. Nathan Barrick
Strategic Consultant
CLI Solutions
[full text of opening statement]
[truth in testimony form]

Stephen J. Blank, Ph.D.
Research Professor of National Security Affairs
U.S. Army War College
[full text of opening statement]
[truth in testimony form]
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Hearing transcript (PDF)