09.05.2014
The Black Sea is a recognised entity with perceived navigation rights for all littorals. However the varied interpretation of the Black Sea region by the non-littoral actors makes it an issue, ripe for dissent. If the emphasis of majority of actors is on regional cooperation, how US conduct of naval exercises in concert with Ukraine navy, last March could bolster the chances of reconciliation. Russia views such manoeuvres as dire risk to her security.
09.05.2014
Withdrawal from battle zones for the US forces has never been an issue. Iraq is the case in point. What is mind-boggling, as it happened in Iraq, is the spectre of bloodletting of Afghan rival factions, the soonest US troops leave that would far exceed in recent history if brutality was to be any measure. Iraq bleeds on sectarian basis now and Afghanistan would bleed on ethnic basis.
09.05.2014
Europe’s redemption lies in the re-affirmation of the Lisbon Strategy of 2000, a ten-year development plan that focused on innovation, mobility and education, social, economic and environmental renewal. Otherwise a generational warfare will join class and ethnic conflicts as a major dividing line of the EU society in decline.
09.05.2014
The International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) from Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses events in the Middle East and the Balkans. It has analysed current events in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the field of security in view of the disintegration of the country's security system. The most interesting sections from the analysis entitled “BiH: NATO rejects Bosnia and Herzegovina due to Russia's influence” are published below.
09.05.2014
Summary of the election results which are yet to be officially declared amidst wide spread rigging charges, several parties have sounded, shows PML (N), a party led by Mian Nawaz Sharif has secured formidable position in National Assembly at the federal level and also in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab. PTI of Khan swept in KP with ‘Independents’ and JUI (F) on the trail prominently. Province of Sindh has been bagged by PPPP and in urban centres, MQM has made significant gains.
09.05.2014
The catastrophe, in fact, has already festered within Sahel Region as phase one of the existential threats. Hence, assessing the task and pre-empting the challenges would certainly be prudent strategy than waiting for knock by the monster. The print and electronic media has seen particular hype in delineating the threat trajectory, emanating from Sahel region. Prevailing destabilizing environments surface in nutshell as the bed-rock of the menace.
09.05.2014
View on general elections in Pakistan 2013 by Brig Gen (retd) Dr. Muhammad Aslam Khan: "Conversely, our major political parties have failed to show flare for the emancipation of masses except when sloganeering from the stage to woo their vote bank. Most of them are power hungry, would compromise to any extent and cling to each other to evade worthwhile accountability. Does the nation see any promise?"
09.05.2014
The International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses events in the Middle East and the Balkans. Dr. Anis H. Bajrektarević, member of the IFIMES International Institute and professor and chairperson Intl. Law & Global Pol. Studies at the IMC University of Applied Sciences, Krems, Austria, offers his observations on the ongoing Libyan affair and its impact on Africa. The most interesting sections from the analysis entitled “LIBYA - UNBE...
09.05.2014
The International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses events in the Middle East and the Balkans. IFIMES has analysed current events in Syria with an emphasis on the beginning of mass protests against the ruling regime. The most relevant and interesting sections from the analysis entitled “SYRIA: BETWEEN OPPRESSION AND FREEDOM” are published below.
09.05.2014
The International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses events in the Middle East and the Balkans. IFIMES has been monitoring current events in the Arab world and the Middle East in view of the mass protests in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and other countries. The most relevant and interesting sections from the comprehensive analysis entitled “DEMOCRATIC CHANGES IN THE MIDDLE EAST: IS THERE A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE?” are published below.
09.05.2014
The International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses events in the Middle East and the Balkans. IFIMES has prepared an analysis of the current events related to the detention of the former General of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina Jovan Divjak on 3 March 2011 in Vienna, examining the implications of his detention for the situation in the West Balkan region and for the relations between Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The most...
09.05.2014
The International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) in Ljubljana, Slovenia, regularly analyses events in the Middle East and the Balkans. IFIMES has analysed the current situation in Serbia in view of the recently held Democratic Party's Election Assembly and the tacit intention of Serbia's President Boris Tadić to win the third term of office as President of the Republic of Serbia. The most interesting parts from the analysis entitled "Is Tadić entitled to the third term of...
