Information on "International Organizations" and "Former Soviet Bloc"
March 2013
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7 Mar 2013
Two Decades on From the Break-Up of Czechoslovakia
Author: Martina Rubešková, Helena Schulzová, Michal Šimečka, Tim Haughton
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This article explores the relation between the Slovak Republic and Czech Republic twenty years after the Velvet Revolution. More on «Two Decades on From the Break-Up of Czechoslovakia»
April 2012
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19 Apr 2012
Russia’s Strategy Towards Moldova: Continuation or Change?
Author: Witold Rodkiewicz
Publisher: Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW)
This commentary argues that Russia is implementing an extensive and multifaceted policy towards Moldova, aiming at a permanent change in the country’s geopolitical orientation from a pro-European to a pro-Russian direction. More on «Russia’s Strategy Towards Moldova: Continuation or Change?»
January 2012
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Jan 2012
Vladimir Putin's Eurasian Union
Author: Uwe Halback
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
After declaring his candidacy in the 2012 presidential elections, Russia’s Prime Minister Putin announced a 'Eurasian Union' as the target of an amplified integration process within the CIS region. More on «Vladimir Putin's Eurasian Union»
November 2010
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Nov 2010
EU Human Rights Policy Towards Russia
Author: Erhard Busek, Heidi Hautala, Fraser Cameron. Eva van Velzen, Sinikukka Saari, Bill Bowring, Ella Paneyakh, Rick Fawn
Publisher: EU-Russia Centre (EU-RC)
This review assesses the EU’s human rights policies towards Russia, including the contributions by the OSCE and Council of Europe. More on «EU Human Rights Policy Towards Russia»
August 2010
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9 Aug 2010
Role of the Orthodox Church in Russian Foreign Policy
Author: Jarosław Ćwiek-Karpowicz
Publisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
The recent visit to Ukraine paid by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill confirms that the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) is intensifying steps aimed at unifying Orthodoxy in the post-Soviet area, also through strengthening the links of the h... More on «Role of the Orthodox Church in Russian Foreign Policy»
February 2010
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Feb 2010
The EU’s Eastern Partnership
Author: Tamara Pataraia
Publisher: Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development (CIPDD)
This policy paper reviews the main objectives and development priorities of the Eastern Partnership. More on «The EU’s Eastern Partnership»
December 2009
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17 Dec 2009
The East European Financial Crisis
Author: Anders Aslund
Publisher: Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE)
This paper discusses the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 in 13 countries: the 10 new EU members that previously were communist and the three countries of western former Soviet Union. More on «The East European Financial Crisis»
November 2009
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27 Nov 2009
Medvedev's Amendments to the Law on Defence
Author: Yury E Fedorov
Publisher: Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
This brief examines the Russian Law on Defence, particularly the so-called Medvedev amendments that allow for Russian troops to be deployed abroad for four purposes. More on «Medvedev's Amendments to the Law on Defence»
October 2009
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Oct 2009
Prospective Membership and Institutional Change in Transition Countries
Author: Ansgar Belke, Ingo Bordon, Inna Melnyovska, Rainer Schweickert
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper quantifies the impact of incentives related to potential membership on institutional change as measured by the World Bank Governance Indicators (WBGI). More on «Prospective Membership and Institutional Change in Transition Countries»
September 2009
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Sep 2009
Das Ende des Postsozialistischen Raums? (Ent-)Regionalisierung in Osteuropa
Author: Vera Axyonova, Franziska Blomberg, Štěpánka Busuleanu, Sahra Damus, Anja Franke, Matthew Frear, Tina Freyburg, Sabine Höger, Carolin Holzmeier, Hristofor Hrisoskulov, Victoria Hudson, Christoph Schnellbach, Veronika Siska
Publisher: Research Centre for East European Studies (FSOE)
Diese Publikation beinhaltet Beiträge zur 17. Tagung junger Osteuropa-Experten zum Themenkreis der sozialen, politischen und wirtschaftlichen Differenzierung in Ost- und Ostmitteleuropa. More on «Das Ende des Postsozialistischen Raums? (Ent-)Regionalisierung in Osteuropa»
