Britain and the Spectre of Geopolitical Irrelevance
Transatlantic TakeLONDON—It is difficult to underestimate the impact of a new James Bond movie on the British psyche. The films, released now at three- or four-year intervals, give the fleeting sense that Britain still matters on the world stage. Yet Bond has long reflected something of a geopolitical fantasy; his enduring appeal based in part on...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 10 November 2015
Please note that this report is for media and the general public. 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 decreased at both BCPs. DETAIL OM’s staff composition The OM is currently operating with 19 permanent...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 9 November 2015
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations. The SMM visited the “LPR”-controlled Dolzhansky (84km south-east of Luhansk) border...
Reuters Outs Putin’s Daughter
Mathematician-dancer’s partner is son of Putin associate, does business with other oligarchs. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russian Artist Fights FSB With Fire
Pyotr Pavlensky, notorious for radical protests, targets KGB successor over reign of ‘terror.’ …read more Source: Transitions Online...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities assesses inter-ethnic situation in south-eastern Ukraine
Report of the Human Rights Assessment Mission on Crimea (6–18 July 2015) Language and identity in Ukraine OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) Astrid Thors visited Ukraine from 2 to 6 November 2016, including trips to Kyiv as well as Mariupol, where she …read more Source:...
OSCE/ODIHR Director Link to present findings of report on the human rights situation of detainees at Guantanamo at event in Vienna on Thursday
VIENNA, 10 November 2015 – Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), will present the findings of the ODIHR report, The Human Rights Situation of Detainees at Guantanamo, on Thursday, 12 November, at the Hofburg Conference Centre in Vienna. The report contains the findings of the...
Romanian President Rejects Moldova Loan
Chisinau left almost bereft of potential aid donors. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Russia Charges Suspected Mastermind of Nemtsov Murder
The suspect is an officer in a security force described as Chechen ruler Kadyrov’s private militia. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Participation in program “Georgia/South Caucasus between the European Union, eastern partners and the Eurasian Economic Union”
Expert of Economic Programmes at the Razumkov Centre Markevych Kateryna took part in Program “Georgia/South Caucasus between the European Union, eastern partners and the Eurasian Economic Union” that was held on 2-5 November 2015 in Georgia. Representatives of governmental, political and scientific organizations from Azerbaijan, Belarus,...
