The joint international military brigade will bring Ukraine closer to NATO standards
The new joint military brigade will allow forces from Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania to support stability and safety in the region and bring Kyiv’s armed forces closer to NATO standards. Military and security experts said that the unit, which will serve under the auspices of the UN, NATO and the EU, constitutes an important step for Ukraine,...
Low oil prices: Who are the losers?
Trying to forecast any future shifts in oil prices, or their eventual duration, is useless, as I wrote in December. Since that time, oil prices fell even more, then rose by more than a fifth in a matter of days, and then began to fall again — providing those commentators who will never learn with opportunities to argue that we will see $30/barrel...
Kazakhstan’s Septuagenarian President Eyes Five More Years, U.S. …
Plus, Bosnia delays vote on Adriatic dispute with Montenegro, and Kyrgyzstan’s ‘foreign agent’ bill clears a key hurdle. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
Defending the Rules-Based Multilateral Order against Putin’s Multipolarism
The Ukrainian crisis represents the clashing of world orders; Putin’s multipolarism with European multilateralism. Principles such as the rule of law, democracy, individual rights and civil liberties have no place in Putin’s world of power politics and spheres of influence, but Europe should work hard to preserve them, and stand up to...
Through Putin’s Lens: Power Politics and Polarity
The Ukrainian crisis represents the clashing of world orders; Putin’s multipolarism with European multilateralism. Principles such as the rule of law, democracy, individual rights and civil liberties have no place in Putin’s world of power politics and spheres of influence, but Europe should work hard to preserve them, and stand up to...
OSCE Secretary General Zannier, in Georgia, says Organization is committed to resolving regional conflicts through dialogue
144141 Communication and Media Relations Section “The Geneva International Discussions are and remain the only inclusive platform for dialogue,” said OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier …read more Source:...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine to hold news briefing in Kyiv tomorrow
KYIV, 11 March 2015 – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) will hold its regular news briefing tomorrow in Kyiv. Alexander Hug, the Deputy Chief Monitor of the SMM, will talk about the recent Mission’s activities and the general security situation throughout Ukraine. Journalists are invited to attend the news briefing...
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian to address Special Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on Wednesday
VIENNA, 10 March 2015 –Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandian will address a special meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on Wednesday 11 March 2015, at the Hofburg, Vienna.The address to the Permanent Council by Minister Nalbandian will be open to media. Journalists are invited to the Neuer Saal of the Hofburg Congress Centre at...
Latest from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 18:00hrs (Kyiv time), 9 March 2015
Please note that this report is provided for the public and the media 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* – assessed the situation to be calm in the Luhansk region,...
Ceasefire and co-operation are conducive to reaching concrete results in Ukraine, OSCE Chair says
BELGRADE, 10 March 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić today welcomed the beginning of efforts to remove and destroy unexploded ordinance in southeast Ukraine as a good example of co-operation by all sides yielding tangible results and producing visible improvements in the lives of the local...
