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Kosovo after ICJ’s ruling

July 23, 2010

Besides tribe leaders in Pristina also many separatist movements in Somaliland, Palestine, Abkhasia, South-Ossetia, Nagorno-Karabakh and even Basks in Spain have been celebreting ICJ’s opinion on Kosovo. However the life in Kosovo probably will continue without dramatic change. Whatever – depending point of view – status Kosovo has, the province is de […]

Balkan, BalkanBlog, Balkans, Caucasus, crisis management, English, ICJ, international law, kosovo, separatism, Serbia

Peace Rank: Balkans and Eastwards

June 14, 2010

The Global Peace Index (GPI) is implemented by organization called Vision of Humanity, which groups together a number of interrelated initiatives focused on global peace. As its mission Visions of Humanity brings a strategic approach to raising the world’s attention and awareness around the importance of peacefulness to humanity’s survival in the 21st century. Now… » read more

40341, BalkanBlog, Balkans, Black Sea region, Caucasus, English

Freedom 2010 in Balkans and Eastwards

May 2, 2010

“Freedom of the press, freedom of association, the inviolability of domicile, and all the rest of the rights of man are respected so long as no one tries to use them against the privileged class. On the day they are launched against the privileged they are overthrown.” (Prince Peter Kropotkin) Different aspects of freedom are… » read more

Albania, Ari Rusila´s BalkanPerspective, BalkanBlog, Balkans, Black Sea region, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Business environment, Caucasus, Croatia, English

Ari Rusila’s Conflicts -news portal

December 6, 2009

As I can comment only about a tiny fraction of news about the issues of my interest I have launched a news portal for better coverage. My new “Ari Rusila’s Conflicts” site – created with help and platform of NewsCred Ltd. – is loaded relevant multimedia content from over 2500 news sources and blogs. The… » read more

BalkanBlog, Balkans, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Caucasus, conflicts, crisis management, energy policy, Energy Supply, English, security, Serbia

New player in Caspian Sea Power Corridor

September 29, 2009

Competition – or development – of EU’s eastern gas supply routes has intensified this year. Both EU/U.S. backed Nabucco and Russia’s South Stream have made deals to guarantee realization of new pipelines until 2015. The EU’s new “southern corridor” – Nabucco as essential part of it – has been dubbed a version of U.S. “Silk… » read more

BalkanBlog, Caucasus, Energy Supply, English, Enlargement and Neighbours, GUUAM, Russia, SRS

Srebrenica again – Hoax or Massacre?

July 19, 2009

The “Srebrenica massacre” is the greatest triumph of propaganda to emerge from the Balkan wars.(Edward Herman) The Srebrenica case is in headlines again – like during every anniversary – and also the story seems repeat itself from year to year. More light is however coming and the real (political) context is gaining space also in… » read more

Ari Rusila´s BalkanPerspective, Caucasus, English, Enlargement and Neighbours, EU Priorities and Opinion

Global Peace Rank – Balkans & Black Sea

June 18, 2009

The results of the Global Peace Index for 2009 suggest that the world has become slightly less peaceful in the past year, which appears to reflect the intensification of violent conflict in some countries and the effects of both the rapidly rising food and fuel prices early in 2008 and the dramatic global economic downturn… » read more

BalkanBlog, Balkans, Black Sea region, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Caucasus, conflicts, crisis management, Croatia, English, Georgia, Moldova, Radical Islam, Slovenia, Transdnistria, Yugoslavia

Is it Time to Bury Nabucco?

May 22, 2009

Latest developments during last weeks related the EU’s policy of diversifying Europes’s energy supplies give a clear indication that EU’s pipedream – Nabucco – is vanishing while the rival Russia’s South Stream gets a boost both on the ground and updated aims. European Commission has tried enhance Nabucco already some nine year with modest or… » read more

BalkanBlog, Balkans, Black Sea region, Caucasus, energy policy, English, Russia, Ukraine

EU’s big choice – Nabucco or South Stream?

May 15, 2009

Despite the efforts to save energy a strong scenario for near future is that the quantity of gas needed in EU region will remain same as today if not bigger. sources of gas are widely known the essential question is how the gas is arriving to European markets. Environmental and technical aspects can be handled… » read more

Balkans, Black Sea region, Caucasus, energy policy, Energy Supply, English, Enlargement and Neighbours, EU, Russia, security

Russia’s new Security and Energy Initiatives

April 26, 2009

Two new proposals related to European security and energy cooperation was made last week by Russia. During official state visit in Finland Russia’s President Dimitry Medvedev gave a key note speech in Helsinki on April 20th outlining a “new European security structure”. Same day Russia made public goals and principles of new framework for energy… » read more

Ari Rusila´s BalkanPerspective, Balkan, BalkanBlog, Black Sea region, Caucasus, energy policy, English, Enlargement and Neighbours, ESDP, EU Priorities and Opinion, European perspective, NATO, OSCE, Russia

Will there be Rose II in Georgia?

April 15, 2009

Demonstrations against President Mikhail Saakashvili continued fifth day on April 13th in Georgia. Consolidated opposition demands president’s resignation, early presidential and parliamentary elections being held in the spring 2009. So far the participation to protests is not enough to implement Rose Revolution II but two new regional questions have potential to develop conflicts and change… » read more

Caucasus, crisis management, English, Enlargement and Neighbours, EU Priorities and Opinion, Georgia, separatism

Battlefield of Power Politics – Northern Black Sea

March 6, 2009

While my special interests are laying in Balkans I keep an eye on Northern Black Sea – Caucasus, Ukraine and Bessarabia. Events there sure have their impact also in Balkans – if not direct so at least through their geopolitical, security or economical consequences. Today’s Caucasus with its surrounding regions is a frontline of power… » read more

Balkan, BalkanBlog, Caucasus, energy policy, English, Enlargement and Neighbours, European perspective, GUUAM, Russia, separatism, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy

Some progress with Moldova/Transdnistria dispute on 2008

January 9, 2009

After years of deadlock year 2008 showed some promising signs of progress with dispute between Moldova and Transdnistria/Pridnestrovie – its separatist region or independent state depending of viewpoint. After a 7-year long pause the leaders of Moldova and Transdnistria met on April 2008, conflict in Georgia launched new process while Russia took a stronger role… » read more

Ari Rusila´s BalkanPerspective, Balkan, BalkanBlog, Caucasus, crisis management, English, Moldova, NATO, Pridnestrovie, Russia, Transdnistria, Transnistria, Ukraine

Ten things you maybe didn’t know about Pridnestrovie

December 15, 2008

Today I was searching some information about Transnistria – aka Pridnestrovie – and found a probably official web-portal of this not recognized state. Originally Transnistria called my attention first because its quite ready statehood elements without outside recognition, second because of changed circumstances in respect for international law after Kosovo unilateral declaration of independence and… » read more

Ari Rusila´s BalkanPerspective, BalkanBlog, Caucasus, Pridnestrovie, separatism, Transnistria

Stop to Ukraine’s and Georgia’s Nato dreams can start the policy of detente again

December 3, 2008

Today (2nd Dec. 2008) the Foreign Ministers of Nato have decided during their “transatlantic dinner” that Ukraine and Georgia will not get the NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP). US, Poland and Baltic States were supporting MAP for both states however “the old” continental Europe was against. The background is of course recent conflict in Georgia,… » read more

Ari Rusila´s BalkanPerspective, BalkanBlog, Caucasus, Georgia, OSCE, Russia, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy

The two Images of Transdnistria

November 25, 2008

When I sometimes in my blogs wrote about Transdnistria (officially Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic – PMR) the most common feedback has been following: “Transnistria is a refuge for the criminal organizations being engaged in the illegal sale of weapons, in the contraband and in the money laundering, its also a rogue state.” One could conclude that… » read more

Ari Rusila´s BalkanPerspective, BalkanBlog, Caucasus, Moldova, Pridnestrovie, separatism, Transdnistria, Transnistria

The Image of Transdnistria

When I sometimes in my blogs wrote about Transdnistria (officially Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic – PMR) the most common feedback has been following: “Transnistria is a refuge for the criminal organizations being engaged in the illegal sale of weapons, in the contraband and in the money laundering, its also a rogue state.” One could conclude that… » read more

Ari Rusila´s BalkanPerspective, BalkanBlog, Caucasus, Moldova, Pridnestrovie, separatism, Transdnistria, Transnistria

Powergame in EU-Russia summit

November 14, 2008

EU summit meeting on 14th Nov. 2008 with Russia in France is designed to reopen talks on a pact of cooperation after the crisis in relations caused by the Georgia conflict on August 2008. Before meeting hard words have been changed over Kaliningrad missiles, Nato radars and EU/OSCE monitors in Georgia. However the core question… » read more

Ari Rusila´s BalkanPerspective, Balkan, BalkanBlog, Balkans, Caucasus, energy policy, EU, Georgia, GUUAM, Supergrid, Transport corridor
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