Transatlantic Ties: It’s Time To Rebuild Trust
The trans-Atlantic relationship — with the US-German partnership at its core — is more important than ever in a world which is rapidly changing and braving urgent economic and security challenges. That basic premise explains why Chancellor Merkel refers to the United States as Germany’s indispensable ally and President Obama...
Revolutions of Dignity: 1989, the Arab Spring, and Ukraine
The German Marshall Fund of the United States’ (GMF) Young Transatlantic Network (YTN) represents a generation that has grown up in a world where Germany is united, the Iron Curtain has fallen, the Soviet and Yugoslav and Czechoslovak unions are a part of history, and the European Union and NATO have expanded to include most of the European...
“Obama Says G7 Supports Increased Sanctions On Russia” With Michael McFaul
Interviewsinterview with Michael McFaulvia MSNBCHoover Institution fellow Michael McFaul talks about President Obama’s remarks Monday from the G7 Summit on increasing sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: Hoover...
A Brief History of Anti-Americanism in Modern Russia
Or how contemporary Russians came to see the United States as Enemy No. 1. From Carnegie.ru. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
OSCE’s Ukraine Envoy Resigns, Macedonian Political Rivals to Hold Fresh Talks
Plus, Moldovan prime minister in hot water over fake school documents, China signs up Hungary for its grandiose new Silk Road project. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Council of Europe Chair Bosnia and Herzegovina to intensify co-operation with OSCE, says Foreign Minister Crnadak
VIENNA, 9 June 2015 – Bosnia and Herzegovina, which took up the Chairmanship of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, will work to intensify co-operation between the Council of Europe and the OSCE, said the country’s foreign minister Igor Crnadak as he addressed the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna today. Crnadak noted that BiH...
In (Russian) News We Trust?
We are fighting the information war with rusty weapons. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Cold War II to McCarthyism II
Perhaps it’s no surprise that the US government’s plunge into Cold War II would bring back the one-sided propaganda themes that dominated Cold War I, but it’s still unsettling to see how quickly the major US news media has returned to the old ways, especially the New York Times, which has emerged as Official Washington’s...
Open Skies Treaty is important for building trust and promoting transparency
VIENNA, 8 June 2015 – The significance of the Open Skies Treaty remains a vital instrument for confidence building and promoting the openness of military forces, said participants of the third Treaty Review Conference, which opened today in Vienna. The three-day meeting will review the functioning and implementation of the landmark Open Skies...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 7 June 2015
This report is provided 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 third parties and security considerations*. The SMM observed ongoing ceasefire violations at and around Donetsk airport. In line with...
