5+2 special consultations; mediators’ communique
On 21 April 2015, per prior agreement, special consultations of the participants of the Permanent Conference on Political Issues in the Framework of the Negotiation Process for the Transdniestrian Settlement in the “5+2” format took place in Vienna. During the discussions, the participants reaffirmed their commitment to the fundamental documents...
Establishment of security system that secures peace, stability and prosperity of States and citizens is goal we all share, says OSCE Chairperson Dačić
BELGRADE, 21 April 2015 – Any improvement in the comprehensive security of an OSCE participating State results in greater security for all, said OSCE Chairperson and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić in Belgrade while opening today’s Chairmanship conference on Security Sector Governance and Reform (SSG/R), which is one of the...
Putin’s Threats: How Should the U.S. React?
Isn’t it time to recognize the “existential” importance of Ukraine to Russia to prevent a worsening of the crisis and to assure continued cooperation in the arms control arena as well as conflicts in the third world …read more Source: Center for International...
How do Iranian leaders see the world?
A fundamental assumption of the Obama administration is that the Islamic Republic of Iran is a normal state, just like any other. The passions of the Islamic Revolution are a thing of the past. And, that may certainly be true for the vast majority of Iranians, just as the vast majority of Russians, Ukrainians, and other subject people had given...
EU Readies Gazprom Market Abuse Case, Kazakhstan Could Host Syrian Peace Talks
Plus, Russia claims another Caucasus militant’s scalp, and Ukraine mulls a ban on Communist, Nazi symbols. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
A Hybrid Security Policy for Europe
Under the term “hybrid warfare” the different methods with which Russia destabilizes Ukraine are discussed, be it propaganda or the infiltration of society. However, the problems that NATO and EU states face in dealing with hybrid threats go far beyond the Ukraine conflict – they point to systematic vulnerabilities of Western societies. This...
OSCE, UNECE support Moldova and Ukraine in adapting to climate change in Dniester basin
KYIV, 21 April 2015 – Moldovan and Ukrainian parliamentarians, deputy ministers of environment and water agencies managers will meet on Thursday in Kyiv to present the newly developed bi-lateral strategic framework for the adaptation to the climate change in the Dniester river basin and to start working on the development of the basin management...
How the EU inflamed the Ukraine conflict
When Greece’s Alex Tsipras met Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier this month, it was grist to the mill for those who see Russia’s hand in the war in eastern Ukraine as a Kremlin plot to break up the EU. They include Yale historian Timothy Snyder, author of the acclaimed Bloodlands, who repeated recently on ABC radio his...
How to Avert a Nuclear War
The Ukrainian crisis has threatened the stability of relations between Russia and the West, making it all the more critical for Russia and the United States to talk, to relieve the pressures to “use or lose” nuclear forces during a crisis and minimize the risk of a mistaken launch. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
The Curious (Criminal) Case of a EuroMaidan Activist
If Crimea is Russia, then why is it trying a Ukrainian citizen who allegedly injured another Ukrainian citizen – in Ukraine? …read more Source: Transitions Online...
