Russian Land Rush Off to Slow Start
Critics say the plots of land available free to citizens are too small to sustain a farm or other venture. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 13 July 2016
This report is for media and the general public. In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations compared to the previous reporting period, with violence focused around Donetsk city, Yasynuvata, and Shyrokyne. In Luhansk region for the fourth consecutive day, the SMM continued to record a high number of overnight ceasefire...
Belarusian Customs Officials Corner Red Hot Chili Peppers
Mistaken for Metallica, the band plays along and signs autographs. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Bavaria conference reinforces German OSCE Chairmanship’s emphasis on an outcomes-based Transdniestrian settlement process
BAD REICHENHALL, Germany, 14 July 2016 – A two-day conference on confidence-building measures in the Transdniestrian settlement process was held in the town of Bad Reichenhall in Germany on 12 and 13 July 2016. As in past years, the conference, which traditionally takes place in the German state of Bavaria, brought together political...
In first address to OSCE Permanent Council, incoming Chairperson-in-Office Austria’s Foreign Minister Kurz, stresses need for decisive action and cooperation
VIENNA, 14 July 2016 – In his first address to the OSCE Permanent Council as incoming OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Austria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz said that the fight against radicalization will be the main priority of Austria’s 2017 OSCE chairmanship. In his presentation of the Austrian OSCE chairmanship program,...
Ukraine’s Resilience Strengthens, Though Regional Cohesion Risks Remain
Maksym Bugriy, a research fellow of foreign affairs and international security programmes at the Razumko Centre, contributed to the Eurasia Daily Monitor, published by the Jamestown Foundation, on the resilience of Ukrainian society after the Maidan Revolution of Dignity and subsequent war with Russia. …read more Source: Razumkov...
The Key to NATO Solidarity: an Open Door Policy
The new crises and threats from Russia and East would be an opportunity to increase the solidarity of NATO. The solidarity of NATO will be strengthened by consolidating the transatlantic links between Europe and the US – particularly in terms of their open door policy – thereby tightening the solidarity and security not only within borders, but...
NATO and Russia: a Sisyphean Cycle of Escalation?
Today, on July 13, the NATO-Russia Council will hold its first meeting, albeit at an ambassadorial level, since cooperation under its auspices was suspended in April 2014 in response to the Kremlin’s aggression in Ukraine. Both NATO and Russia continue to have “profound and persistent disagreements,” but in light of intensifying...
Moving Forward from Crimea: Cohesion for Modern NATO
In the wake of a wave of tension with Russia, NATO now faces new challenges and threats on many fronts. In order to unify its 28 members, the Alliance needs to pursue compromise and coordination, and rally the public will behind itself in the face of nationalist sentiment. …read more Source: Atlantic...
School of Hard Knocks: Lessons from Crises show NATO Path Forwards
A series of different calamities have struck Europe one after the other in recent years from the 2008 recession, to the Ukrainian Crisis, to the migrant crisis. Taking a deeper look at the underlying causes of these issues and how they can help inform future decisions offers NATO the opportunity to formulate a coherent strategy moving forwards....
