CFE Treaty
Russia killed Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty, Moldova keeps silent
December 02, 2011By Vladimir Socor/ Jamestown Foundation/ Washington, DC -- In December 2007, Moscow killed the Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) officially, declaring a unilateral “moratorium” (suspension) of indefinite duration on Russia...
US-Russian “reset” reveals strategic fault lines
March 22, 2010By Pavel K. Baev Clinton strives to maintain the US-Russian “reset” US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Moscow last week with the dual purpose of advancing the struggling negotiations on a new treaty to reduce strategic arsenals...
Moldova - the Switzerland solution?
December 07, 2009By Louis O'Neill “The Istanbul Commitments.” It’s not Turks getting married. Or an Irish soul band that’s lost its way. Or even the title of a spy movie in which Matt Damon chases foreign troops and weapons out of occupied...
Moldova asks Russia to withdraw troops from Dniester region
December 04, 2009Moldova has expressed "concern about the protracted presence of foreign troops" on its territory and asked for the withdrawal of Russian servicemen and armament from its breakaway Dniester region. Moldovan Foreign and European Integration...
Russia's new European security architecture: wrong blueprint
December 04, 2009By Daniel P. Fata and David J. Kramer On the eve of this week’s Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and NATO Ministerial meetings, in addition to a NATO-Russia Council gathering, Russian officials unveiled their long-awaited...
- July 01, 2009
By Dr. M. J. Williams President Obama is off to Moscow in hopes of ‘resetting’ U.S.-Russia relations. But there is little reason to expect that the trip will produce a positive change in the relationship. At best, Russia regards the United...