NATO

  • Jan 31, 2003
  • 7 min read

RUSSIA: Confident Putin tackles Chechnya his own way

Dutch Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer arrives in Moscow next week to plead for the return...

Russia
  • Jan 28, 2003
  • 7 min read

TURKEY: Ankara procrastinates over US support

The government hosted a meeting of foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan and...

Turkey
  • Jan 9, 2003
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EUROPEAN UNION: Military capacity put to the test

The EU last week assumed responsibility for the training and supervision of Bosnian police...

  • Jan 8, 2003
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SLOVENIA: New government faces mounting challenges

Janez Drnovsek has been replaced as prime minister after his election as president on December...

Slovenia
  • Jan 6, 2003
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ROMANIA: Loss of monopoly set to shake up Romtelecom

The monopoly on fixed telephony ended on January 1....

Romania
  • Dec 18, 2002
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RUSSIA/CHINA: Putins pragmatism means West is best

President Putin's visit to China has revived speculation about the orientation of Russian...

Russia
  • Dec 17, 2002
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ROMANIA: NATO accession implies policy changes

Romania has the largest army of the states in the latest wave of NATO accession, and it is...

Romania
  • Dec 17, 2002
  • 7 min read

EASTERN EUROPE/EU: Candidates want bigger budgets

The candidate states from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have so far been reluctant to stake...

Eu