May 12, 2026 - AFPC Senior Fellow Svante Cornell quoted in Politico. [link]
In an administration that prizes handshake agreements and a CEO mindset over briefing books and lectures about democracy and human rights, Gor is impressing even those who weren’t initially sure what to make of his sudden appointment.
“To be a little blunt, for people who worked on the region, he was not widely known,” said Svante Cornell, senior fellow on Eurasia at the American Foreign Policy Council. “He’s clearly taken an interest, and it’s been appreciated by the leadership in the region.”
