End of EU Milk Quotas Worries Bosnia, Cull of Crimean Tatar Media Continues
Plus, Bulgaria and Westinghouse restart talks on nuke plant upgrade; Tajikistan asks allies for more help on restive Afghan border. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Crimea as Part of Russia: First Conclusions
Russia’s problems with Crimea and Crimea’s problems with Russia will only continue to grow. We will see the effects of this in a year during the celebration of the second anniversary of the reunification. But next time, we can definitely expect less fanfare. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Power Relations Meet Doestic Structures: Russia and Ukraine
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Spot Report by OSCE Observer Mission: A twenty second Russian convoy of 42 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned back through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point
This report is for media and the general public. SUMMARY On 02 April 2015 at 07:34hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 42 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All the vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by 14:56hrs on 02 April. ***...
OSCE Chairperson Dačić addresses Collective Security Treaty Organization meeting in Dushanbe
DUSHANBE, 2 April 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić today told the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), meeting in Dushanbe, that the OSCE shared its goal of contributing to security and stability in Central Asia and aimed for closer...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 1 April 2015
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the Implementation of the Minsk agreements”. The SMM, based on its monitoring – which was restricted by third parties and by security considerations* – observed that fighting continued in areas around the Donetsk airport, and that...
The Russian economy in 2050: Heading for labor-based stagnation
Since the beginning of the 1990s, Russia has been suffering from a negative demographic trend. Despite active immigration—more than 9 million people arrived in Russia between 1990 and 2014—the population declined by 3.7 million (Chart 1). [1] Though many developed countries face a similar challenge, there are a number of specific behind the trend...
Trade and geopolitics: should the EU engage with the Eurasian Economic Union?
Can a closer cooperation between the EU and the Eurasian Economic Union bring peace to eastern Ukraine and restore EU-Russia relations? …read more Source: European Policy...
Attending an international round table “Conflict resolution – what Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and the EU should do”
On 11-13 March 2015, in Germany (Berlin), an international round table Conflict Resolution – What Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and the EU Should Do was held by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The round table was attended by representatives of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, experts of the institutions of the European Union, and delegations of...
Explaining China’s Position on the Crimea Referendum
China recognizes the complex historical dimensions of the situation in Crimea and remains committed to a diplomatic solution that considers the interests of all parties involved. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
