NATO

  • Feb 13, 2001
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Depleted uranium gives military pause

Although DU has proved an extremely effective and advantageous material for the military, doubts...

International
  • Feb 8, 2001
  • 9 min read

WESTERN EUROPE: Nordic security treads a fine line

While a debate about NATO membership is underway in both Sweden and Finland, the two governments...

  • Jan 31, 2001
  • 8 min read

TURKEY: Domestic disagreements cool ardour for the EU

EU Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen said at the weekend that he expects the European...

Turkey
  • Jan 16, 2001
  • 9 min read

BALTIC STATES: Publics ambivalent on EU and NATO

Recent polls in the three states suggest that Latvia's population is the most committed to EU...

Baltic States
  • Jan 15, 2001
  • 8 min read

YUGOSLAVIA: Valley threatens stability

Yugoslav police in the Ground Safety Zone (GSZ) between southern Serbia and Kosovo said on...

Yugoslavia
  • Jan 3, 2001
  • 9 min read

EUROPEAN UNION: New defence policy tests EU-US ties

Implementation will begin this month of the recent EU presidency report to the Nice European...

  • Dec 14, 2000
  • 9 min read

PROSPECTS 2001: EU faces severe challenges

The draft Nice Treaty, a compromise which achieves minimum-level reform prior to a first wave of...

Eu
  • Nov 7, 2000
  • 8 min read

CHINA: White paper targets US and Taiwan

The government recently published its second white paper on defence....

China