Online Dissenters in Russia Targeted
Internet freedom is increasingly fraying at the edges, as government critics on social media sites face physical assaults. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Does the Brexit Vote Mark the End of Internationalism?
(Photo: Flickr / Photo: portal gda) This week might represent the beginning of the end for international cooperation. All the treaties, alliances, and unions that have incrementally strengthened the ties between nations over the last several centuries have suddenly been revealed as a house of cards, which a wayward puff of air known as Brexit...
Polish Court Finds Former General Guilty in Smolensk Crash
State prosecution plans to exhume remains and reopen the investigation. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Internationalization of Far-Right Terrorism in Europe and NATO’s Future Role
Out of Ukraine we can see indications of a future threat. It is not the Russian government, it is right-wing extremism. Right-wing terrorism is becoming increasingly international, and hence requires international action through NATO. To mitigate this threat more intelligence cooperation is required and NATO stands as a perfect institution to...
Kremlin-backed militants refuse to release hostages of Putin’s Minsk II deceit
Any talk about easing sanctions against Russia for partial compliance must seem particularly insulting to the wives of two Ukrainian military officers – Oleksandr Korinkov and Serhiy Glondar – taken prisoner during the siege of Debaltseve in February 2015, four days after a supposed ceasefire agreed by Vladimir Putin in Minsk...
The Internationalization of Far-Right Terrorism in Europe and NATO’s Future Role
Out of Ukraine we can see indications of a future threat. It is not the Russian government, it is right-wing extremism. Right-wing terrorism is becoming increasingly international, and hence requires international action through NATO. To mitigate this threat more intelligence cooperation is required and NATO stands as a perfect institution to...
‘Hello, Lenin!’ Three Components of America’s Misguided Foreign Policy
Since the end of the Cold War, American foreign policy could almost have been designed to undermine our national interests. Whether under Republican George W. Bush or Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, we have seen “regime changes” and “color revolutions,” facilitation of global jihadism while claiming to combat it, and gratuitous...
Dare to Take Charge: The EU, Areas of Conflict in International Politics, and the Case for Assuming Greater Responsibility
We cannot quarantine ourselves from the instability that reigns south and east of Europe. Europe must strike a new balance between idealistic foreign policy and realism. The opening address of the 17th Annual Foreign Policy Conference. This is the 17th Annual Foreign Policy Conference of the Heinrich Böll Foundation – it has become a proud...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30, 20 June 2016
This report is for media and the general public. In Donetsk region, the SMM observed fewer ceasefire violations than on each of the previous two days. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations than on each of the previous two days. The Mission observed the construction of additional fortifications at the Ukrainian Armed Forces...
Money Behind Boris Nemtsov’s Killing, Russia Says
Investigative Committee closes investigation, rules out religious motive for death of prominent Kremlin critic. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
