OSCE parliamentarians to observe upcoming elections in Tajikistan
COPENHAGEN, 10 February 2015 – OSCE parliamentarians will observe the upcoming parliamentary elections in Tajikistan and provide leadership for the OSCE’s short-term observer mission. OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ivica Dacic has designated Marietta Tidei (MP, Italy) as Special Co-ordinator to lead the short-term OSCE observer mission for the...
European Security After Ukraine
The war in eastern Ukraine is about more than the future of the European geopolitical order. It is about the role of the United States in Europe. …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 8 February 2015
This report is for the media and the general public. The SMM continued to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum and the work of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC).The SMM observed significant movement of military vehicles in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. On 8 February the SMM...
Ukraine’s Future Hanging in the Balance
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Merkel Talks Ukraine With Obama, Slovakia’s Same-Sex Marriage Vote Fails
Plus, the story on labor migrants in Russia gets even murkier, and a call from Kazakhstan to limit cheap Russian imports. …read more Source: Transitions Online...
The Razumkov Centre Newsletter №11
This issue of the Newsletter contains articles and interviews of the Razumkov Centre’s experts on most topical issues in Ukraine’s current affairs: domestic policy, situation in economic and energy sectors. Read the Razumkov Centre Newsletter №11 (30 January 2015). …read more Source: Razumkov...
OSCE PA President meets Verkhovna Rada Chair Groysman, Foreign Minister Klimkin in Kyiv
COPENHAGEN, 6 February 2015 – OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Ilkka Kanerva (MP, Finland) met today with Verkhovna Rada Chairperson Volodymyr Groysman, Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and other senior parliamentary and government officials in Kyiv for discussions that focused on the status of efforts to resolve the crisis in and around...
OSCE Special Representative for Transdniestrian settlement process to meet the sides on 9-10 February
CHISINAU, 9 February 2015 – The Special Representative of the Serbian OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process Ambassador Radojko Bogojević will visit Chisinau and Tiraspol starting today. Bogojević is visiting Chisinau and Tiraspol for the first time this year to prepare the ground for the next round of 5+2...
What threats Russian peacekeepers pose to Ukraine
Co-director of Foreign Relations and International Security Programmes of the Razumkov Centre Oleksiy Melnyk explained to the magazine Novoie Vriemia the conditions under which international peacekeeping forces can be used to resolve the armed conflict in Donbas. The first thing to remember when discussing the topic of peacekeepers – the...
When It Comes to Nuclear Weapons, Words Are Deeds
The peaceful resolution of the Ukraine crisis could potentially create a more favorable political climate for nuclear arms control. The world expert community should get a head start working on these issues and hope for good will on the part of politicians. | Русский …read more Source: Carnegie Endowment for International...
