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Zbigniew Lewicki, a specialist in American studies at the University of Warsaw, told the Polish Radio External Service that there is also concern about Russia's perceived attempts to increase its influence in former Soviet satellite states, including Poland.
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This checklist aims to assist programme sectors and field offices in the preparation of Desk Studies for external and internal evaluations.
Alexander Rondeli, who heads the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies, says Georgia faces internal and external pressures that keep it weak.
Studies show that Mercosur's high external tariffs cause Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay to import from one another even when it would be more efficient to buy goods elsewhere.