Stories about International Relations from December, 2006
Ukraine: Yanukovych in the U.S.
Leopolis writes about prime minister Victor Yanukovych's low-key visit to Washington, D.C.
Philippines: Subic Rape Verdict
Torn and Frayed in Manila looks at the Subic rape verdict in which an US Marine Lance Corporal was found guilty by a Philippines court of raping a local woman November last year.
Armenia: Parliamentary Election Monitor
Onnik Krikorian rounds up news on Armenia's 2007 parliamentary elections.
Turkmenistan: Reality Czech
Peter explains how the grounding of a Czech military plane carrying the country's army chief of staff and deputy defense minister by Turkmen authorities is a bad sign for regional stability and military cooperation.
Ukraine: Introduction to EU Legislation
Wu Wei writes about the process of adopting EU legislation and other developments in Ukraine: “There is a whole change of culture needed in Ukraine. New laws are regarded as little more than bits of paper if they get in the way of businessmen and the government, so they aren't...
Ukraine: Politics Now and Then
Europhobia posts a comparative roundup of Ukrainian politics.
Estonia: “Poisonous” Putin
Itching for Eestimaa writes about Litvinenko's murder, the image of Russia and the meaning of the recent developments for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Belarus: Absent-Minded Opposition
Belarusian opposition leader got detained recently, and – surprise, surprise – his detention was justified: he went to Latvia on his son's passport. More on the implications of such absent-mindedness at TOL's Belarus Blog.
Haiti: Local Artist Wins Global Music Contest
Says Haitian newsfeed Alterpresse (Fr): “Jean Belony Murat [a.k.a. Belo], haitian artist … won the reknown international music competition titled “Les Decouvertes RFI Musiques du Monde” [Radio France International's Finds in World Music] on November 30th in Douala, Cameroon. He was among the three finalists, inclusing Patrick Ruffino, a bassist...
Afghan Whispers:Marshall Plan,Drought and Herat
What Happened to Marshall Plan? Sanjar explains why a Marshall Plan for his country did not achieve its objectives. The blogger writes After the establishment of President Karzai’s government in Afghanistan there was talk of the need for implementation of a plan much like the Marshall Plan for post Second...
CAR: France Military Support Against Rebels
The blog of CAR presidential candidate Olivier Gabirault points to a Liberation article stating (Fr): “In 1997, Paris, linked to its former colony by a defense accord, disengaged by closing its two military bases (Bangui and Bouar) for economic reasons. Ten years later, French soldiers are back to support President...
Serbia: Chinese Film Banned
“Just minutes before the movie Summer Palace (Serbian: Letnja Palata) […] rolled, Serbian authories came to the rescue and pulled the movie off the Festival because apparently China threatened to freeze all diplomatic activities with Serbia if the movie is shown,” reports Belgrade 2.0.
