The In-Betweeners: The Eastern Partnership Countries and the Russia-West Conflict
In the Russia-West conflict, attention is often drawn to Russian President Vladimir Putin, trying to anticipate his next move. As a result, it becomes easy to miss the unlikely winners and drivers of this confrontation. One of the drivers is the domestic politics of the states in-between the European Union and Russia, and one big winner, at least...
President Killary: Would The World Survive Another President Clinton?
Hillary Clinton is proving to be the “teflon candidate.” In her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, she has escaped damage from major scandals, any one of which would destroy a politician. Hillary has accepted massive bribes in the form of speaking fees from financial organizations and corporations. She is under investigation for...
Russian Guard began operations abroad long before its formal establishment.
/New Russian SS ?/- GCSSI. 04/13/2016 April 5, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the creation of a new structure based on the Interior Ministry troops. New paramilitary has been called “The Federal Service National Guard troops” for short – Rusguard. It is noteworthy that under the authority Rusguard declared the possibility of...
How many Crimean Tatars will Russia declare ‘extremists’ ?
Nobody expected real court hearings on Russia’s execution of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, yet the level of legal nihilism demonstrated has still been staggering. Crimean ‘Prosecutor’ Natalya Poklonskaya has just announced that she is suspending the activities of the Mejlis until the court ruling – just in case anybody was in...
IWP will present “Foreign Policy Audit: Ukraine-Hungary”
On April 20 the Institute of World Policy is going to hold a public discussion and present the research paper on the Hungarian-Ukrainian relations within the project “Ukraine’s Foreign Policy Audit”. …read more Source: Institute of World...
Russian Internet Tycoon Reaching for the Stars
Milner pledges $100 million and enlists Hawking and Zuckerberg in space quest. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 12 April 2016
SUMMARY Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall cross-border traffic increased at both BCPs. OPERATIONAL REMARKS The OM is currently operating with 21 permanent international staff members (incl. the Chief Observer). The Mission is supported...
OSCE meeting in Vienna to focus on policies and strategies to further promote tolerance and non-discrimination
VIENNA, 13 April 2016 – Representatives from the 57 OSCE participating States, civil society and international organizations will meet in Vienna tomorrow to open a two-day conference on promoting tolerance and non-discrimination. The meeting, organized jointly by the German 2016 OSCE Chairmanship and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions...
Constitution Making in Ukraine: Refocusing the Debate
Ukraine’s reformers have largely ignored the key issue of the separation of powers. The EU should help put this important priority back on the agenda. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Zhirinovsky for Eternity
Controversial Russian nationalist politician cast in bronze. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
