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COMMENTARY: RUSSIA, GEORGIA, AND THE OSCE PREPARE FOR 2004 YEAR-END CONFERENCE
Intensive discussions are underway at the OSCE's Vienna headquarters on the decisions and documents to be adopted by the organization's year-end conference. Moscow has already successfully ruled out from the principal final document, the Political Declaration, any reference to Russia's 1999 Istanbul Commitments to withdraw... MORE
COMMENTARY: RUSSIA, GEORGIA, AND THE OSCE PREPARE FOR 2004 YEAR-END CONFERENCE
Intensive discussions are underway at the OSCE's Vienna headquarters on the decisions and documents to be adopted by the organization's year-end conference. Moscow has already successfully ruled out from the principal final document, the Political Declaration, any reference to Russia's 1999 Istanbul Commitments to withdraw... MORE
KREMLIN VIEWS UKRAINE AS BATTLEGROUND BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE WEST
With the Ukrainian presidential election just two days away, it is becoming increasingly clear how crucial this ballot is. Its outcome, as the dean of Ukraine specialists, Harvard University Professor Roman Szporluk, has succinctly put it, will set the course for this pivotal nation: "Toward... MORE
WHO LOST UKRAINE? WESTERN POLICY HAS BEEN CONFUSED, MISUNDERSTOOD, AND UNCOORDINATED
Throughout 2004 Western delegations to Ukraine and statements by governments and international organizations have repeatedly asked the Ukrainian authorities to conduct free and fair elections. During the summer both houses of the U.S. Congress voted for resolutions in support of free and fair elections, as... MORE
POLL INDICATES WEAK RUSSIAN SUPPORT FOR MANY DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS
A poll conducted October 15-18 by the Levada Center, the independent polling agency headed by the eminent sociologist Yuri Levada, delivered a mixed message concerning Russians' attitudes towards various types of rights and freedoms. The poll's results suggested, on the one hand, that more Russians... MORE
DEMILITARIZATION, DECRIMINALIZATION, DEMOCRATIZATION: A MOLDOVAN STRATEGY FOR POST-SOVIET CONFLICT SETTLEMENT (Part 2 of 2)
Analysts from Moldovan NGOs have drafted a concept for post-Soviet conflict settlement. Titled "Demilitarization, Decriminalization, Democratization," the "3Ds" concept is tailored specifically to the Trans-Dniester conflict, but it can serve as a reference point in efforts to settle other conflicts in Eurasia. Discussion of this... MORE
KAZAKHSTAN’S FUTURE COUNTER-TERRORIST AGENDA
Kazakhstan has positioned itself as a staunch supporter of the war on terror, not least in its steadfast commitment to peace support operations in Iraq through its deployment of KAZBAT. It deepened these credentials recently by hosting a conference in Almaty on measures of trust... MORE
KAZAKHSTAN PLANS TO BECOME MAJOR FINANCIAL HUB
On October 27 Kazakhstan officials announced plans to turn Almaty into an international financial center. The proclamation came as no surprise to anyone familiar with the decision-making process within the higher echelons of power in Kazakhstan. President Nursultan Nazarbayev himself had raised the plan during... MORE
MOSCOW RUNS INTERFERENCE FOR TEHRAN
Iran's nuclear program, especially its recent launch of a uranium enrichment process, could trigger a massive international crisis. Tehran has hitherto ignored European, Israeli, and American pressure to desist enrichment activities and terminate its program, fanning concern that it seeks a nuclear weapon that would... MORE
DEMILITARIZATION, DECRIMINALIZATION, DEMOCRATIZATION: A MOLDOVAN STRATEGY FOR POST-SOVIET CONFLICT SETTLEMENT (Part 1 of 2)
Analysts from Moldovan NGOs have drafted, and intend to present in Washington and Brussels, a concept for post-Soviet conflict settlement. Titled "Demilitarization, Decriminalization, Democratization," the "3Ds" concept is tailored specifically to the Trans-Dniester conflict, but it can serve as a reference point in efforts to... MORE