Putin Ready for Unilateral Strike on Islamic State – Bloomberg
With or without the U.S., Russia is preparing to launch airstrikes against IS from Syria base, say unnamed sources. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Międzynarodowa grupa robocza: Wspólna refleksja o europejskiej przyszłości
Instytut Spraw Publicznych był współorganizatorem polsko-niemiecko-ukraińsko-rosyjskiego spotkania ekspertów, którzy wspólnie dyskutowali o przyszłości Europy w kontekście konfliktu rosyjsko-ukraińskiego. Poniżej krótkie podsumowanie spotkania. Over the last two days (21/22 September 2015), civil society actors and think tank experts from Poland,...
Links and quotations for September 23, 2015: Kids won’t eat government-mandated fruit, Sweden’s six hour workday, and more
Sweden is experimenting with the six-hour workday in its senior care facilities… Even there, there are major questions whether it’s workable. That and more, including how you can give kids an apple but not make them eat, and how history illustrates donor politics as part and parcel of human progress. Printing press, anyone?For China, a...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 22 September 2015
This report is for the media and general public The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The situation remained largely calm in Donbas with only one non-training ceasefire violation recorded by the...
Soaring New Mosque Opens in Russian Capital
Lack of worship space forces many of Moscow’s 2 million Muslims to pray in the streets. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Savchenko Blasts Prosecution as Her Trial Begins
Russia accuses Ukrainian military pilot in murder of two journalists the eastern war zone. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 21 September 2015
The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations[1]. The situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions remained relatively calm with no ceasefire violations recorded by the SMM. The SMM observed tensions but no...
OSCE parliamentarians to observe presidential election in Belarus, advance visit this week
COPENHAGEN, 22 September 2015 – OSCE parliamentarians will observe the upcoming presidential election in Belarus and provide leadership for the OSCE’s short-term observer mission. OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ivica Dacic has designated Kent Harstedt (MP, Sweden) as Special Co-ordinator to lead the short-term OSCE observer mission for the 11...
Fugitive Russian Banker Sues Kremlin for Stripping His Assets
Sergei Pugachev was once known as ‘Putin’s banker’ for his close ties in the Kremlin. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Reviving the OSCE: European Security and the Ukraine Crisis
The OSCE has been the most appropriate framework to manage the Ukraine crisis. To continue to play a useful role, the body must adjust its methods and strengthen its toolbox. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
