I am a Swedish specialist on politics and security in Russia and “Eastern Europe.” I have been dealing with the region on and off since the early 1990s and been around quite a lot.
At Vilhelm Konnander's Weblog I blog about all the thoughts and reflections within my field that I need to get out of my system. No wonder, given the theme of my blog: Politics & Security in Russia, Central & Eastern Europe & Central Asia. On Twitter @vkonnander.
Latest posts by Vilhelm Konnander from February, 2010
Russia: Threat to dispose of parliamentary chairman
LJ users drugoi and Alymov Aleksandr comment [RUS] on a threat to remove Sergei Mironov, chairman of the Russian parliament's upper chamber, the Federation Council, from office allegedly due to critique against Prime Minister Putin's policies.
Bosnia: Croats call for secessionist referendum?
M. Bozinovich of Serbianna reports on an alleged plan among Bosnian-Croats to have a referendum on secession from Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Russia: Muscovites on Moscow mayor
GUS News discusses [GER] a recent Levada center opinion poll [RUS] on how Moscow citizens perceive the financial relation between their mayor and his wife – Russia's wealthiest businesswoman.
Eastern Europe: What purpose of Nabucco pipeline?
Eternal Remont comments on a Wall Street Journal interview with the Nabucco gas pipeline director, who claims that the Nabucco project will serve as merely a complement to Russian gas flow to the West, and not – as previously envisaged – a substitute for it.
Russia: A lost year for the economy
Gabriela Ionita of Power&Politics World posts an interview with Russian economist Vladimir Inozemtsev, who characterizes 2010 as a lost year for Russian economy.
Estonia: Distancing the past
Itching for Eestimaa reflects upon a not too distant soviet past, which still seems far away even to middle aged Estonians of today.
Lithuania: Repeated refinery row?
Lituanica reports that the old Mazeikiu oil refinery may be up for sale again, and that Russian interests are among key prospective buyers. In 2006, the sale of Mazeikiu Nafta caused bilateral crisis between Lithuania and Russia.
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