Who’s Afraid of NATO Enlargement?
Russia’s invasion of eastern Ukraine is forcing NATO to rethink the strategic benefits of further alliance enlargement. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Ukraine’s Deadly Medicines Bottleneck
With the government turning its back on regions it has lost control of, dwindling medicine stockpiles in Ukraine threaten the lives of thousands. …read more Source: Open Society...
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 4 August 2015
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 slightly decreased at both BCPs. DETAIL OM’s staff composition The OM is currently operating with 18 staff members, consisting of 17 permanent international observers...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 3 August 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 parties and security considerations*. In Spartak, the SMM facilitated a local ceasefire for repair works to the water pipeline. In Kharkiv, armed...
OSCE representative warns about impact on free media of criminal investigation of Netzpolitik.org journalists in Germany
VIENNA, 4 August 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said the launch of a treason investigation in Germany against the owner and a reporter for a website could harm reporting in the public interest. “The threat of being charged with treason has a clear general chilling effect on journalists engaged in...
Kosovo Lawmakers Approve War Crimes Court, Ukrainian Exiles Seek Ouster of Kyiv Government
Plus, Russian shoppers get a welcome break from high food prices, and archeologists map the site of the demolished Great Synagogue of Vilnius. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 2 August 2015
This report is provided for 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 the parties and security considerations*. The SMM observed damage caused by shelling in Horlivka, Kurdiumivka and in Kodema and conducted...
OSCE Representative presents analysis of draft amendments to Moldova’s Audiovisual Code
VIENNA, 3 August 2015 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today presented a legal analysis of two draft laws amending the Audiovisual Code of the Republic of Moldova, commissioned by her Office to assist the authorities in their efforts to improve the national media legislation. The legal review was provided upon a...
Washington’s Fifth Columns Inside Russia and China
It took two decades for Russia and China to understand that “pro-democracy” and “human rights” organizations operating within their countries were subversive organizations funded by the US Department of State and a collection of private American foundations organized by Washington. The real purpose of these non-governmental organizations (NGOs)...
Once Again Moscow Tries to Intimidate Tokyo
Despite the best efforts of both Moscow and Tokyo to sustain the momentum toward a full normalization of their relations and a genuine rapprochement (see EDM, February 24, 2014; June 10, 2014), once again Russia has tried to intimidate Japan. In June 2015, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered a program of new military and civilian...
