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Will Coin work in Afghanistan?

Ari Rusila wrote 3 days ago: “After 18 months, our troops will begin to come home.” (Barack Obama) “They are coming a … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, BalkanBlog, Crisis Management, CFSP, coin, Counter-Insurgency Strategy, ESDP, EU external relations, military industrial complex

EU foreign policy in relation to EC selections

Ari Rusila wrote 2 weeks ago: First, a few quotes that relate to selection of EU’s top officials: Turkey is not a part of Eu … more →

Tags: Balkans, Black Sea Region, EU, BalkanBlog, EU Eastern Partnership, EU Enlargement, EU foreign policy, Third Way

Kosovo – an captured independence

Ari Rusila wrote 2 weeks ago: Free movement is one fundamental human rights not only in one’s own country but also abroad. W … more →

Tags: BalkanBlog, Balkans, EU, BÓSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BRIC, EU Enlargement, Kosovo, MONTENEGRO, Serbia

The Nabucco-South Stream race intensifies1 comment

Ari Rusila wrote 4 weeks ago: The race between the two EU’s eastern gas pipelines is going on while next winter can again sh … more →

Tags: BalkanBlog, Balkans, Black Sea Region, energy policy, EU, Austria, Blue Stream, Bulgaria, China

Forgotten Refugees - West Balkans4 comments

Ari Rusila wrote 1 month ago: The refugee question is of paramount importance in Balkans – still. Beginning 1991, political … more →

Tags: BalkanBlog, Balkans, Crisis Management, Albania, BÓSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, Croatia, IDPs, Kosovo, Macedonia (FYR)

Afghanistan – to be or not?1 comment

Ari Rusila wrote 1 month ago: “democracies make elections, elections don’t make democracies” After Afghanistan … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, BalkanBlog, Crisis Management, al-Qaeda, Caucasus, Central Asia, ESDP, EU foreign policy, karzai

West Balkans soon ready for EU – at least part of it2 comments

Ari Rusila wrote 1 month ago: As Lisbon Treaty seems to come into force also the enlargement process in the Western Balkans got ne … more →

Tags: BalkanBlog, Balkans, EU, Albania, BÓSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, Croatia, EU Enlargement, MACEDÓNIA, MONTENEGRO

New Player in Caspian Sea Power Corridor6 comments

Ari Rusila wrote 2 months ago: Competition – or development – of EU’s eastern gas supply routes has intensified this year. Bo … more →

Tags: middle east, Black Sea Region, U.S. Foreign Policy, Russia, South Stream, BalkanBlog, China, Turkmenistan, Nabucco

Quality Peace?

Ari Rusila wrote 2 months ago: To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false titles, they call empire; and where they make a desert … more →

Tags: Balkans, conflicts, Crisis Management, BalkanBlog, Quality peace, intercultural dialogue, active peace

Bottom-Up Approach needed for multi-ethnic society5 comments

Ari Rusila wrote 3 months ago: Promoting a culture of coexistence, a multi-ethnic society or at least ethnic tolerance is not an ea … more →

Tags: BalkanBlog, Kosovo, Crisis Management, BÓSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, Anna Lindh Foundation, restore trust, culture of coexistence

Kosovo update3 comments

Ari Rusila wrote 4 months ago: This summer came 10 years since Nato stopped bombing Serbia. Agreement was made that Serb forces lea … more →

Tags: BalkanBlog, Balkans, Crisis Management, Eulex, Kosovo, Serbia, UN

Moldova Elections - 2nd attempt3 comments

Ari Rusila wrote 4 months ago: The 29 July early parliamentary elections in Moldova swept Europe’s last ruling Communist part … more →

Tags: BalkanBlog, Black Sea Region, democracy, elections2009, Moldova, pridnestrovie, Romania, Russia, Transdnistria

EU's visa-freedom dividing Balkans3 comments

Ari Rusila wrote 4 months ago: The “European perspective” is key concept for integrating western Balkans into EU. The main carrot f … more →

Tags: Balkans, EU, Albania, BalkanBlog, BÓSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, EU-Integration, European perspective, freedom of movement, Kosovo

Srebrenica again - Hoax or Massacre?19 comments

Ari Rusila wrote 4 months ago: The “Srebrenica massacre” is the greatest triumph of  propaganda to emerge from the Balk … more →

Tags: BalkanBlog, Balkans, Crisis Management, BÓSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, Srebrenica, War crimes, Mainstream media, Massacre, Hoax

IRAN – revolution postponed 2 comments

Ari Rusila wrote 5 months ago: Revolution in Iran seems to happen only in western dreams and media. Protests took place only in Teh … more →

Tags: BalkanBlog, middle east, U.S. Foreign Policy, Russia, Iran, EU external relations, democracy, Iran's Election 2009, Demonstrations

Iran - no Revolution but potential for Change anyway3 comments

Ari Rusila wrote 5 months ago: In my previous article “Iran-Twitter-Revolution”    I had some doubts that revolution is coming soon … more →

Tags: middle east, BalkanBlog, democracy, Iran, revolution

Iran – Twitter – Revolution4 comments

Ari Rusila wrote 5 months ago: People are on the streets in Tehran, the death toll is rising, and rumors are spreading that not onl … more →

Tags: middle east, Moldova, BalkanBlog, Iran, twitter, democracy, Demonstration

EU's Community Initiatives would bring Europe closer to its people

Ari Rusila wrote 5 months ago: “Blogactiv.eu” –article, posted by “Challenge for Europe” on 19th June 2009  highlights the importan … more →

Tags: BalkanBlog, EU, Balkans, ESDP, project management, ENP, CFSP, EU external relations, EU Community Initiatives

Global Peace Rank - Balkans & Black Sea

Ari Rusila wrote 6 months ago: The results of the Global Peace Index for 2009 suggest that the world has become slightly less peace … more →

Tags: BalkanBlog, Caucasus, Balkans, Black Sea Region, conflicts, Crisis Management, BRIC, Global Peace Index


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