NATO
EASTERN EUROPE/EU: New members reluctant on EU defence
Moves towards defence integration in the EU could be complicated by the views of the new members...
EuBULGARIA: Local poll a win for apathy not opposition
The second round of local elections was held on November 2. In national terms, the local...
BulgariaRUSSIA: Ambiguity marks new defence doctrine
Although it does not describe itself as such, the document appears to be the draft of a new...
RussiaSLOVAKIA: Premier's cabinet changes are ill-timed
President Rudolf Schuster will approve the dismissal of Defence Minister Ivan Simko and the...
SlovakiaUKRAINE/CIS: Economic plans deepen domestic divides
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine are due to sign an agreement to develop a single economic...
UkraineRUSSIA: Putin keen to strike balance ahead of US visit
President Vladimir Putin will make an official visit to the United States on September 26-27....
RussiaINTERNATIONAL/IRAQ: Polish-led force enters the fray
US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on September 6 described the deployment of a Polish-led...
IraqMACEDONIA/EU: Tiny guerrilla group has big leverage
On September 7, the Macedonian army and police conducted a carefully planned operation against...
Macedonia
