The New Siege of Crimea
Western sanctions on Crimea are hurting locals and empowering the Kremlin. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopts 2015 Helsinki Declaration
HELSINKI, 9 July 2015 – The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly has adopted the 2015 Helsinki Declaration, containing the Assembly’s wide-ranging policy recommendations and pronouncements for the OSCE and its 57 participating States in the fields of political affairs and security, economics, the environment and human rights. The FULL TEXT is...
OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine Launches the Parliament–Civil Society Platform
KYIV, 9 July 2015 – The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) facilitated today the launch of the Parliament-Civil Society Platform – a forum for an inclusive national dialogue, public debate, and dissemination of information on Ukraine’s reform agenda. The launch event focused on one of the crucial aspects of Ukraine’s reform...
Russia Votes No on Calling Srebrenica Genocide, Billboards Mock Hungary’s Anti-Migrant Drive
Plus, Georgia bills Russia for 2006-2007 expulsions, and a libel case furthers Kazakhstan’s media crackdown. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Europe’s Strategic Indifference Over Greece and Ukraine
Greece’s economic crisis and the war in Ukraine pose similar threats to Europe’s security-threats that most European leaders prefer to ignore. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
On return visit to region, OSCE Special Representative for Transdniestria reaffirms OSCE Chairmanship’s commitment to 5+2 process
CHISINAU, 8 July 2015 – The Special Representative of the Serbian OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian settlement process, Ambassador Radojko Bogojević, today concluded his second visit to the region in one week, following on from a visit to Chisinau on 30 June. On 7 July, Ambassador Bogojević met with Transdniestrian leader Yevgeny...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine to hold news briefing in Kyiv on Thursday
KYIV, 8 July 2015 – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) will hold its regular news briefing tomorrow in Kyiv. Alexander Hug, the SMM’s Deputy Chief Monitor, will talk about his recent trip to eastern Ukraine, Mission’s activities and the general security situation throughout Ukraine. Journalists are invited to attend...
Greece’s Russian fantasy; Russia’s European delusion
The striking outcome of this Sunday’s Greek referendum is that the collective attitude departed so decisively from common sense. The question on the ballot was convoluted, but the voters were well-informed about the EU’s demands. Having spent a week lining up at ATMs, Greeks grasped the reality of the coming bankruptcy—and yet, they...
Kremlin Opposes MH17 Tribunal, EU Membership Hopes Grow in Balkans
Plus, Russian police raid an election monitor’s offices, and Czech prisons are full again after amnesty. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Will Putin roar again?
Brandon Valeriano and Ryan C. Maness believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a weak and discredited “Paper Tiger” and not a long-term threat to the West. Economist Sergey Aleksashenko warns against too easily discounting Russia as weak. Pavel Baev counters that Aleksashenko misunderstands the sources of Russian strength. This debate is...
