COP21 and the carbon market menace
(Image: Shutterstock) Carbon markets are unlikely to merit even a single mention in a Paris climate change agreement, but the idea of trading emissions has not gone away. Market advocates have simply found new code-words for referring to a practice that guarantees a fight in international climate negotiations. So they’ve hedged their bets –...
Power Flows Again Across Ukraine-Crimea Line
Premier of Russian-controlled territory rules out future energy cooperation with Kyiv. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The bumpy road. Difficult reform process in Ukraine
Over the past few months Kyiv has initiated a few major changes, but the delays in the reform process are growing. …read more Source: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Arranging the European symphony
Most university seminars on the European Union begin with a seemingly simple, yet in truth remarkably complex exercise: defining Europe. Some answers can be quite creative, ranging from definitions based on who partakes in the Eurovision Song Contest to geographic, cultural, as well as political definitions. Very clearly, Europe means different...
Georgia Strips Saakashvili of Citizenship
Now a Ukrainian citizen, the ex-president says the decision exposes the authorities as ‘scared and failed.’ …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Probes Khodorkovsky Link to 1998 Murder
Ex-Yukos chief’s father was questioned in June after investigators said new evidence emerged about the killing. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
US-Soviet Relations on ‘Hair-Trigger’ Alert in 1983
Britain wants to bar the release of papers showing a close call between the Cold War superpowers. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 6 December 2015
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM recorded a sharp spike in ceasefire violations on 6 December. It continued to note partial compliance in relation to the withdrawal of prohibited weapons from the security zone. It observed the presence of mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in several locations, with one of its patrol...
OSCE Troika Ministers discuss Panel of Eminent Persons’ final report
206306 Back to Diplomacy: Final Report and Recommendations of the Panel of Eminent Persons on European Security as a Common Project The conclusions of the final report of the Panel of Eminent Persons on …read more Source:...
Ukraine Reform Monitor: December 2015
Ukraine held local elections and made modest reform progress, while the economy improved slowly. But there are renewed concerns about the ceasefire in the east. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
