CONFLICTS
Snubbing Moscow for Kiev on V-E Day could be a provocation
26.03.2015 5
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latimes.com bssb.be 26.03.2015
To the editor: When three former U.S. ambassadors agree on a foreign policy move, we should listen, no matter their political persuasions. (“Kiev, not Moscow, should be … Read More
Why the U.S. does nothing in Ukraine
25.03.2015 11
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washingtonpost.com bssb.be 25.03.2015
The ongoing war in Ukraine recently passed the first anniversary of the highly dubious referendum that split Crimea off from Ukraine and eventually saw it attached to Russia. Over … Read More
Tensions mount in Balkans
24.03.2015 10
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BSSB.BE http://www.worldreview.info 24.03.2015
FEARS of an eastern crisis spreading towards the Balkans during 2015 have mounted since the first post-Cold War invasion by the Russian army in … Read More
Time is running out for the West
17.03.2015 6
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BSSB.BE geopolitical-info.com 17.03.2015
The Helsinki Agreement and Charter of Paris set the foundations to end Cold War tensions and create a peaceful and cooperative new order for Europe. Respect for national frontiers, territorial … Read More
Gaming a Russian Offensive
13.03.2015 9
BSSB.BE www.stratfor 13.03.2015
Russia’s current military position in Ukraine is very exposed and has come at a great cost relative to its limited political gains. The strategic bastion of Crimea is defensible as an island but … Read More
Ukrainian deputy was arrested in Moscow
05.03.2015 6
BSSB.BE 05.03.2015
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www.petrovka-38.org
The video shows how the police after the arrest of the Ukrainian deputy A. Goncharenko returned him his returned his personal items and money back. There was … Read More
The Ukrainian School of War
26.02.2015 8
BSSB.BE project-syndicate.org 26.02.2015
VIENNA – The ongoing turmoil in Ukraine has frequently been compared to the Yugoslav crisis of the early 1990s – and, indeed, there are many similarities. But, when it comes to understanding why the … Read More
The analogy between Yugoslavia and Ukraine
24.02.2015 22
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vineyardsaker.blogspot.cz www.kosovoonline.cz BSSB.BE 24.02.2015
The similarities in how he acts western coalition in the context of Ukrainian crisis that spawned and escalated … Read More
There is no military solution
23.02.2015 4
BSSB.BE www.cnbc.com 23.02.2015
David L. Phillips, director of the Program on Peace-building and Human Rights at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights. He served as a senior adviser and foreign- affairs experts to the … Read More
Facing a Fragile Ceasefire
20.02.2015 6
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/ BSSB.BE 20.02.2015
espite the promises of the ceasefire brokered on February 12 in Belarus to end the fighting in eastern Ukraine, it could fail like the one before it in September 2014. Though the … Read More