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The Symbol of “Velvet Revolution” Died (VIDEO)
December 19, 2011By Diana Ungureanu/ Chisinau / Moldova.ORG/ -- Vaclav Havel, who was a fierce fighter against communism and left behind a free and developed Czech, left the European democracy orphan on the dawn of December 18. Moral principles on which he turned his...
The Situation in the West Kazakhstan Is Still Tense
December 19, 2011By Diana Ungureanu/ Chisinau/ Moldova.ORG/ -- The situation in the petroleum region in Western Kazakhstan, where on 16-17 December took place mass revolts, remains tense. The riots that have burned the city Janaozen, on 16 December, passed on ...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's death - Implications
December 19, 2011Stratfor/ Austin, Texas -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died the morning of Dec. 17, according to an official North Korean News broadcast at noon Dec. 19. Initial reports say Kim died of a heart attack brought on by fatigue while on board a train....
EU dilemma: Must Ukraine remain a no man’s land?
December 19, 2011By Michael Leigh/ GMF/ Brussels -- After reaching an agreement on Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization on Thursday, European Union leaders are set to meet Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich in Kiev today. Although the EU-Ukraine...
December 17, 2011By Diana Ungureanu/ Chisinau / Moldova.ORG/ -- At this time the city Janaozen of Kazakhstan burn in flames, and the estimated victims would be breathable (50 dead and 500 injured, according to data provided by HR and respublika rutube.-kaz.livejournal...
Moldova fails again to choose a new president
December 16, 2011Deutsche Welle/ Chisinau -- With Ukraine moving away from the EU, Moldova could become eastern Europe's new golden child. But the Moldovan parliament has failed once again to select a new president. Moldova's parliament failed to select a new president...
Stratfor: Russia's plan to disrupt U.S.-European relations
December 13, 2011By Lauren Goodrich/ Stratfor/ Austin, Texas -- Tensions between the United States and Russia have risen in the past month over several long-standing problems, including ballistic missile defense (BMD) and supply lines into Afghanistan. Moscow and...
Russia blocks consensus on the frozen conflicts at OSCE’s year-end conference
December 12, 2011By Vladimir Socor/ Jamestown Foundation/ Munich -- On December 6-7 in Vilnius, the OSCE’s year-end ministerial conference dramatized this organization’s vulnerability to sabotage by the Kremlin. That vulnerability is inherent in the OSCE&rsquo...
Ukraine is still searching for an identity
December 12, 2011By Olga Shumylo-Tapiola/ Carnegie/ Brussels -- Ukrainians had a number of reasons to celebrate this year. They commemorated the twentieth anniversary of their country’s independence—declared by parliament in August 1991—and its first...
Moscow Is Waiting for New Protests
December 08, 2011Translated by Diana Ungureanu/ -- The number of participants at the protest against the violations of the electoral rights of citizens in elections of the State Duma, on Saturday, December 10, in Moscow on the Revolution Square, can exceed greatly the...