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Results of the Tourism Development Forum in Sochi, Russia

14:12 25.06.2014 Alexander Bondarenko

Results of the Tourism Development Forum in Sochi, Russia

Ministerial Meeting on Mega Events for Sustainable Tourism Development, a forum dedicated to the impact of major events on the sector of economy, convened in Sochi recently. No doubt, there were serious, in some regards, symbolic reasons behind nominating the city as a site for the convention. Known just years …

How the Balkans fell into debt slavery

21:22 02.06.2014 Konstantin Kachalin

How the Balkans fell into debt slavery

Debts after the collapse of the country of Yugoslavia into independent states grew 4.5 fold: from 20 to 90 billion Euros. An article in the Slovenian newspaper "Diary" recently covered this. The new countries in the Balkans are in a debt trap from which they will not be able to …

A “Combat government”?

14:38 02.06.2014 Roland Benedikter

A “Combat government”?

The outcome of the French municipal elections of March 2014 and the European elections of May 2014 will require action from France’s government for the rest of Hollande’s charge. Two events embody and manifest the present state of France: the national municipal elections of March 23 and 30, and the …

Europe’s Midlife Crisis. What the continent needs to do now

16:15 20.05.2014 Roland Benedikter

Europe’s Midlife Crisis. What the continent needs to do now

According to Karl Aiginger, the director of Vienna’s Economic Research Institute Wifo and adviser of the European Union, after five years of debt and currency crisis, Europe in May 2014 has arrived back at the point of 2009 when the worst started. That means that the European national debts and …

WHITE BOOK ON VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW IN UKRAINE (NOVEMBER 2013 - MARCH 2014)

14:48 05.05.2014

WHITE BOOK ON VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW IN UKRAINE (NOVEMBER 2013 - MARCH 2014)

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Ukraine, Through the US Looking Glass

14:16 24.04.2014 Robert Parry

Ukraine, Through the US Looking Glass

Exclusive: As the post-coup regime in Ukraine sends troops and paramilitaries to crack down on ethnic Russian protesters in the east, the U.S. news media continues to feed the American public a steady dose of anti-Russian propaganda, often wrapped in accusations of “Russian propaganda,” Robert Parry reports. The acting president …

A sad anniversary. The 15th anniversary of the beginning of the NATO operation against Serbia

1:24 22.04.2014 Konstantin Kachalin

A sad anniversary. The 15th anniversary of the beginning of the NATO operation against Serbia

I recently re-visited Serbia on a business trip. In Belgrade, as usual, the people live a modest life. The only pleasure which the Serbs have never denied themselves, and apparently will not give up, is a chat over a cup of coffee in the numerous and very cozy cafes . …

About Geneva meeting

20:55 20.04.2014 Dmitry Babich

About Geneva meeting

I think the Geneva meeting was a belated realization of something the ex-president Viktor Yanukovich suggested doing back in November 2013, when the first scandals around his refusal to sign the Associsation Agreement with the EU erupted. At the time (which looks like a distant epoche now) he suggested TRILATERAL …

Morning Brief: Ukrainian Government Retakes Buildings Occupied by Secessionists

13:29 11.04.2014

Morning Brief: Ukrainian Government Retakes Buildings Occupied by Secessionists

Ukrainian Government Retakes Buildings Occupied by Secessionists Top News: The Ukrainian government in Kiev said this morning that they had regained control over government buildings seized yesterday by pro-Russian separatists in Kharkiv. Government buildings in the eastern cities of Donetsk and Luhansk remain occupied. The secessionists occupying government facilities in …

Af-Pak: the challenge of stability and the role of Russia

14:26 08.04.2014 Francesco Brunello Zanitti

Af-Pak: the challenge of stability and the role of Russia

The main core of the book Af-Pak: the challenge of stability (Francesco Brunello Zanitti, Af-Pak: la sfida della stabilità, Fuoco Edizioni/IsAG, Rome 2014) is the presentation of future hypothetical scenarios of Afghanistan and Pakistan, considering ISAF’s withdrawal expected by the end of 2014. For many historical, geographical, cultural and economic …

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