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Moldova keeps fighting for attention
November 11, 2009By Vlad Spânu The Republic of Moldova surprised many in April when youths took control of Chisinau’s main square, Piata Marii Adunari Nationale (or "PMAN", which became one of the most "wanted" words on Twitter during...
- Biden to Bucharest: Why Romania?
October 23, 2009By Damon Wilson Vice President Biden is visiting Central Europe this week as part of the administration’s damage control efforts in the wake of the botched roll-out of its missile defense decisions. The White House’s objective extends...
Europe-the biggest loser in the EU’s Russia-Georgia war report
October 08, 2009By Ronald D. Asmus After the Russo-Georgian War in August 2008, the European Union found itself in a difficult position. Moscow had not only invaded a neighbor for the first time since the Soviet assault on Afghanistan in 1979. In recognizing Abkhazia...
CEPA: Russian Strategy toward Central Europe
October 02, 2009By Jakub Grygiel, CEPA Summary Russia has never abandoned the desire to restore its influence over Central Europe – that belt of countries from the Baltic to the Black sea that has so often been the victim of Russian expansion in decades past...
Moldovan premier, NATO's senior official discuss security, defense
October 01, 2009Moldova relies on NATO's increasing support for the implementation of reforms in the security and defence sector, Prime Minister Vlad Filat said at a meeting with NATO Deputy Secretary-General Claudio Bisongiero held in Brussels on Sept. 30. The government...
Obama, Europe, and the inevitable
September 21, 2009By Craig Kennedy What will the overwhelming European support of President Obama mean for transatlantic relations? Will this unprecedented level of confidence in an American leader preface a new golden age of common perspectives on global and bilateral...
Obama’s Decision to Be ‘the Anti-Bush’ Won’t Help Russia
September 18, 2009By Paul Goble Russian officials and mainstream media outlets are celebrating the decision of US President Barack Obama not to place missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic for now as a victory for Russia, but some Moscow commentators...
- Obama's decision on missile defense sites in Europe-grave mistake
September 17, 2009Today's announcement by the Obama Administration that it plans to discontinue the deployment of U.S. missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic represents a stunning reversal of longstanding U.S. policy priorities and a potentially grave strategic...
New Georgian War Could Destroy Russia
August 12, 2009By Paul Goble A new war with Georgia, something Russian officials and commentators are increasingly talking about, could have the same impact on the Russian Federation that the invasion of Afghanistan had on the USSR, according to Yuliya Latynina,...
- Romanian President: Moldova Protests Similar to 1989 Revolution
July 16, 2009During a visit to RFE/RL's Prague headquarters today, Romanian President Traian Basescu compared neighboring Moldova's recent post-election protests to Romania's 1989 anti-communist revolt. [read Basescu's full interview] "We have seen such events...
