Tag Archives: Russia
Medvedev and Putin explain the world
Dmitry Medvedev joined Vladimir Putin in interpreting world affairs “in a Russian way”. Or is it just a ‘lecture’ in international politics for Sarah Palin? “Just by getting closer to Russia’s borders, NATO is not becoming stronger,” Medvedev said. “…what if Georgia had a NATO membership action plan? I would not wait for a second [...]
Posted in International Politics Also tagged 9/11 analogy, Dmitry Medvedev, georgia, information, International Politics, politics, Sarah Palin, Vladimit Putin, war 1 Comment
Propaganda and Satellite Imagery in Georgia
There has been a lot of talk about the role of information/propaganda during the war in Georgia. The question what information is actually correct has been one of the major problems in analysing the conflict. Robert Amsterdam posted a translation of Propaganda 2.0, a good article on the topic (here the original in German). Via [...]
Posted in European Foreign Policy, International Politics Also tagged georgia, information, politics, propaganda, satellite imagery, satellite images, war Leave a comment
Kosmolinks #18
Russia Blog: The Misconception of Russian Authoritarianism This looks interesting. Don’t forget the other 5 parts! “Kevin Cyron, an American living in the Russian Federation who recently graduated with a Masters degree in Sociology from St. Petersburg State University, has agreed to Russia Blog publishing his thesis titled, “The Misconception of Russian Authoritarianism (doc)“. Continental [...]
Posted in Kosmolinks Also tagged anti-EU, Black Sea, corruption, democracy, energy, EU, Great Britain, immigration, politics, populism, Romania, Serbia Leave a comment
Kosmolinks #15
Public perceptions of the EU as a system of governance Good overview on the state of research… Is Europe doing any good in Chad? | Certain ideas of Europe Apparently there is not much to do in Chad. Sudan is far away, the local dictator feels more secure, and anyway, the EU mission has the [...]
Posted in Kosmolinks Also tagged Balkans, Belgium, CFSP, Chad, council, EU, European Union, french, georgia, Ireland, lisbon treaty, macedonia, presidency, referendum Leave a comment
Kosmolinks #14
Corruption in eastern Europe | Talking of virtue, counting the spoons The state of the elites in Eastern Europe. It seems as if especially anti-corruption agencies and justice ministries are very reform resistant. Or as the Economist puts it: “Yet from the Baltic to the Balkans, even politicians facing the most startling accusations of corruption [...]
Posted in Kosmolinks Also tagged CFSP, corruption, Eastern Europe, EEAS, ESDP, EU blogs, European Union, gazprom, Putin, sovereignty 2 Comments
The new cold war
Edward Lucas talks about his new book (The new cold war – How the Kremlin Menaces Both Russia and the West) at Google HQ: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMtTja8uA8Y]
Posted in Eastern Europe, International Politics Also tagged edward lucas, Europe, new cold war, politics Leave a comment
Kosmolinks #12
The “Kosmolinks” are finally back, and with the help of diigo I will try to make it a weekly feature! You can also watch and navigate through a slide show of all live pages of “Kosmolinks”: Just click here to start the “WebSlides”! Medvedev’s Russia A bunch of experts share their views about the new [...]
Posted in Kosmolinks Also tagged Balkans, Belarus, EU, Europe, European Union, France, Medvedev, politics, Sarkozy, Serbia Leave a comment
Russia – A new European partner?
During the last several weeks a range of interesting events happened in EU-Russia and in NATO-Russia relations. After quite some time full with “new cold war” rhetoric, new partnerships are being negotiated: - Russia will support the EUFOR Chad mission by deploying 6-8 helicopters. According to some EU officials, these helicopters are quite crucial for [...]
Posted in European Foreign Policy, International Politics Also tagged Afghanistan, Chad, EU, Europe, international affairs, NATO 1 Comment
Quotes of the Week (VII)