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Radovan Karadzic sentenced to life in imprisonment

12:59 22.03.2019 Slavisha Batko Milacic

Radovan Karadzic sentenced to life in imprisonment

A UN Tribunal sentenced Radovan Karadzic to life in prison. Judge Vagn Joensen confirmed on Wednesday, increasing the 40-year first-instance verdict for genocide and other crimes committed during the 1992-95 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Judge Joensen of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) said Karadzic was found guilty …

Turkey and Trump's sanctions-based "political economy"

13:52 21.03.2019 Andrey Isayev

Turkey and Trump's sanctions-based "political economy"

By the end of last year, the Turkish economy had slipped into a technical recession, boosting in 12 months by only 2.6%, despite the fact that a year ago the government expected GDP to grow by 3.8%. The slowdown is particularly striking against the background of sustainable development over the …

The Sino-US Trade War – Why China can’t win it

12:16 19.03.2019 Anis Bajrektarević

The Sino-US Trade War – Why China can’t win it

Does our history only appear overheated, but is essentially calmly predetermined? Is it directional or conceivable, dialectic and eclectic or cyclical, and therefore cynical? Surely, our history warns. Does it also provide for a hope? Hence, what is in front of us: destiny or future?One of the biggest (nearly schizophrenic) …

Muradov: Crimea is the foundation of Russian statehood, civilization and identity

11:38 18.03.2019 Yury Sumaneev

Muradov: Crimea is the foundation of Russian statehood, civilization and identity

Photo Suaneev YuryOn March 12, 2019 representatives of the Historical Perspective Foundation and the Russian Historical Society, gathered for a joint conference in Moscow which was titled "The Crimean Triangle: Crimea - Russia - Ukraine 1954 - 2014".The issue of Crimea, its return to be part of Russia and disputes …

“ENERGOCONTRAСT” GROUP OF COMPANIES: III "CLUB OF EXPERTS" MEETING IN GEORGIA

11:08 13.03.2019

“ENERGOCONTRAСT” GROUP OF COMPANIES: III "CLUB OF EXPERTS" MEETING IN GEORGIA

The 3rd meeting of experienced and progressive specialists independent community is held in Tbilisi – “Club of Experts” of “Energoсontract” Group of Companies.Today, on March 13, 2019, the 3rd “Club of Experts” meeting is held in Georgia. The expert community was initiated a year ago by “Energokontract” Group of Companies …

Glorification of war criminals alienates Poland’s neighbors

14:48 07.03.2019 Vladislav Gulevich

Glorification of war criminals alienates Poland’s neighbors

On March 1, with all due pomp and circumstance, Poland marked the National Remembrance Day of Cursed Soldiers (Żołnierze wyklęci) with the president, prime-minister and other top officials attending a ceremony commemorating members of the anti-Communist underground that existed between 1946 and 1953.Introduced in 2011, the Remembrance Day exacerbates tensions …

Demarcation of Serbia

19:36 28.02.2019 Slavisha Batko Milacic

Demarcation of Serbia

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic recently stated that the demarcation with Kosovo was an official proposal by Serbia to resolve the Kosovo issue in a dialogue with the Albanian side, but that it was not yet determined where the line of demarcation would be. The Albanian side has not yet …

Munich Neglect - Azov Package of Sanctions instead of Minsk Agreements

12:46 26.02.2019 Denis Baturin

Munich Neglect - Azov Package of Sanctions instead of Minsk Agreements

The 55th Munich Conference on security issues featured no separate panel on Ukraine. The statement by NATO’s former Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen that “from the strategic point of view, Ukraine plays a very big role” was an attempt to make the pot sweeter.What did they say about security at …

Who will assemble a new “big puzzle” in the Asia-Pacific region

11:05 25.02.2019 Vladimir Petrovsky

Who will assemble a new “big puzzle” in the Asia-Pacific region

The 2019 Security Conference in Munich attracted so much attention not only due to the top-notch lineup of participants, but also to the keynote report released by the organizers as a curtain-raiser for the high-profile gathering.Titled “The Great Puzzle: Who Will Pick Up the Pieces?" the Munich Security Report (MSR) …

The European Parliament lists Italy’s "sins"

11:51 15.02.2019

The European Parliament lists Italy’s "sins"

The Italian Cabinet of Ministers came under severe criticism and rough pressure at the recent meeting of the European Parliament (EP) on February 12, 2019. The European parliamentarians who spoke at the meeting described Rome’s policy as “idiotic” saying that it has been following orders from the Kremlin. In addition, …

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