NATO
UZBEKISTAN: Tashkent deprives NATO of base access
President Islam Karimov's government has told European members of NATO that they will no longer...
UzbekistanBULGARIA/ROMANIA/US: US focus shifts to Black Sea
Apart from providing a major psychological boost for both countries, the newest NATO members, US...
BulgariaARMENIA: Prospects for army reform remain bleak
The recent increases in budgetary military spending cannot rule out an arms race, in which the...
ArmeniaGEORGIA: Ex-foreign minister will join opposition
Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli dismissed Foreign Minister Salome Zourabichvili on October 19.
GeorgiaBOSNIA/EU: Ashdown hails Rehn's offer of SAA talks
EE Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn's recommendation yesterday that talks begin on forming...
EuRUSSIA: How small groups influence Kremlin thinking
As the state consolidates its control over the media, Kremlin decisionmakers increasingly rely on...
RussiaBALTIC STATES/RUSSIA: Jet crash embarrasses everyone
The isue of airspace security has been raised by the recent crash of a Russian fighter in...
Baltic StatesSUDAN: NATO extends airlift of Darfur peacekeepers
NATO agreed yesterday to extend until end-October its airlift operation with the African Union...
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