Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 1 September 2015
This report is for the media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by security considerations*. Few ceasefire violations were recorded, exclusively at or around Donetsk airport. The SMM monitored a peaceful start to...
OSCE Secretary General stresses importance of building broad partnerships to address global security challenges at the 10th Bled Strategic Forum
179666 Communication and Media Relations Section Speaking at the annual Bled Strategic Forum held on 31 August – 1 September in Slovenia, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier emphasized the importance of developing more effective …read more Source:...
My Enemy’s Enemy: Analyzing Russia and North Korea’s “Year of Friendship”
This May marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. To celebrate, Russian officials announced in March that the year 2015 would be a “Year of Friendship” between the nations of North Korea and Russia. Accordingly, Russian President Vladimir Putin invited North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un to Moscow to celebrate the...
5 ways the US Air Force contributes to daily American life
When most Americans think about their independent Air Force, screaming fighter jets and stealthy bombers dropping precision-guided weapons in “shock and awe”-type campaigns flash to mind.Occasionally, we may be impressed by the Air Force’s amazing global logistical support for its sister services — like its fleet of aerial tankers, flying...
The refugee crisis: Canada’s role
They are desperate people taking desperate measures as they flee war, persecution and poverty. They endure abuse, starvation and, for the unlucky, death in their search for asylum. The numbers are numbing. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that 60 million displaced persons are on the move. Each day an additional...
OSCE think tank and academic network debates contribution to the final report of the Panel of Eminent Persons
Discussion of strategic ideas for re-consolidating European security as a common project was the focus of a one-day workshop organized by the OSCE Network of Think Tanks and Academic Institutions, which took place in Vienna on 1 September 2015. Seventeen key research institutes and departments, from fourteen participating States, submitted...
EU Extends Sanctions on Russia
Uptick in Ukraine violence strengthens union resolve to keep up pressure on Moscow. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Beijing Parade Draws Putin, but Few Other World Leaders
Serbia’s president tries to drum up more Chinese investment. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Vladimir Putin’s Soviet Dream
From China’s activities in the South China Sea to the Islamic State’s advance in the Middle East, competition and conflict are threatening long-standing regional orders. But perhaps the most critical conflict, with implications for all the rest, is in Ukraine, which has become central to Russia’s expansionist ambitions....
Ukraine Coalition Weakened as Rightists Quit
Death toll rises to three after far-right groups assault parliament. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
