“Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day, but teach a man to fish and he’ll eat for a lifetime”….or so they say. This past week the US government signed a deal in Kabul agreeing to support the Afghan government with $4-billion dollars per year for a maximum of ten years following Read More…
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Present Security Scenario in Latin America
During most of the 20th Century, Latin America was a region that lagged behind in the international system. Although this period was full with transcendental transformations and important revolutions, the region was seen by the rest of the world as an arena of Cold War competition to contain communism in the Western hemisphere. Within Latin Read More…
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April 24: “Ukraine’s Future Relations with the EU and the Path to NATO” Ottawa Roundtable
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED – Please check back for the new date. What:Ottawa Roundtable on “Ukraine’s Future Relations with the EU and the Path to NATO” Where: Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Dunton Tower, 13 floor, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6 When: To Be Determined Fees: Members: $20.00 ; Non-Members: $25.00 ; Students Read More…
Afghanistan’s War of Words and Opinion
In what can only be described as yet another blow to the US deployment in Afghanistan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai asked the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), most of whom are US troops—to move out of rural areas and villages, back to their main bases. This is in response to the killing and desecration Read More…
Eurasian Stakes Raised as Frozen Conflict Heats Up
From Ice to Fire Nagorno-Karabakh, a de facto, but unrecognized state fought over by Armenia and Azerbaijan, may not appear on any map, but recent events warrant increased attention on this part of the globe. Several developments in Azerbaijan, including increased military spending, an arms deal with Israel, and the talks with Russia over the Gabala Radar Read More…
German Politician Manfred Woerner Discovered Ukraine for NATO 20 Years Back
By Serhii Dzherdzh 2012 is rich in dates and events that commemorate Ukraine-NATO relations, above all the 20th anniversary of Ukraine’s first contact with the North Atlantic Alliance. January 22-23, 1992, NATO Secretary Manfred Woerner first visited Kyiv and Ukraine was invited to join the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NNCC). It was then Ukraine started Read More…
Time to Let Macedonia Play with the Big Boys
By: Metodija A. Koloski & Mark Branov Rarely has a country’s standing in the community of nations collapsed as quickly as that of Greece. For months now, the nation has been on the cusp of defaulting on its massive debt, thereby threatening not only the global economy, but also the very structure of the European Union. Read More…
