TransAtlantic and European Security

Press round-up for Nov. 23…

vnuland — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:54:56 +0000

Sorry to be so late with these. I had 20 family members in town from Wed until last night…

Europe Chooses Nobodies http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,662357,00.html

Dull, Imperfect but let’s all cheer VanRompuy’s victory http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/20/herman-van-rompuy-victory-cheer

Charlemagne: A new Balance in Europe? http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14915170

How to Make Russia Competitive, Medvedev Speech, 11/14 http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/11/14/president_medvedev_addresses_the_federal_assembly_97358.html

New SPD Chairman: Archangel Gabriel takes the burden http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14915170

In Turkey, trial casts wide net of distrust http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/world/europe/22turkey.html?_r=1&ref=world

In Ukraine, 04 Euphoria turns to Despair http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/world/europe/19ukraine.html?scp=5&sq=ukraine&st=nyt

The Great Pipeline Opera – Where you sit is where you stand . . .

cactus86 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:06:51 +0000

Article from Sep/Oct 2009 issue of Foreign Policy on Pipeline Politics in the EU.

Daniel, Freifeld, Daniel, “THE GREAT PIPELINE OPERA.” Foreign Policy no. 174, Sep/Oct 2009: 120-127. Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed November 16, 2009). http://ezproxy6.ndu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=44483624&site=ehost-live PDF Link: The Great Pipelline Opera – Foreign Policy Sep-Oct 09

News Grab bag, November 12

vnuland — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:18:27 +0000

U.S.-EU Joint Declaration and Annexes, November 3, 2009. Note Annex two on new US-EU Energy Council

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/us-eu-joint-declaration-and-annexes

UK Won’t Walk away from Afghanistan (but it will set conditions) – speech by Gordon Brown, November 6 http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/11/06/gordon_brown_uk_will_not_walk_away_from_afghanistan_97334.html

Medvedev on Russia, reform, putin and foreign policy – interviewed by Der Spiegel. Is he tomorrow’s or yesterday’s man?? http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,660114,00.html

Who Controls Russia – Interesting new take on the power struggle and what it means for us by Dmitri Simes and Paul Saunders http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/opinion/10iht-edsimes.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&ref=global&adxnnlx=1257854908-Hyburt9fO4fu7bFkR3yuMQ

Disallusioned with Europe, Turkey looks East – good piece on last week’s subject http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,660635,00.html

Far Right in Eastern Europe http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14859369

Pipelines and Energy Security

cactus86 — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:45:50 +0000

Attached presentation provides multiple graphics of pipeline transit routes (present and proposed) for reference in Topic 11

Pipelines and Energy

A few more things on Turkey

vnuland — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:38:40 +0000

I particularly recommend this first piece by Abramowitz and Barkey, ” Turkey’s Transformers” http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=5&did=1887894901&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1257712904&clientId=3921

Return of the Natives: Turkey and the Kurdshttp://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14710708

Turkey and the Middle East: Looking East and Southhttp://www.economist.com/world/middleeast-africa/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14753776

Open Source Center Analysis on Russia – Ukraine Ties

cactus86 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:10:40 +0000

Joel found the following two articles are from the Open Source Center (OSC) – Their website is located at: https://www.opensource.gov/public/content/login/login.fcc?doAction=trueYou can “sign up” for an account which will give you great access to open source material from other countries that is translated and analyzed by folks at OSC. These are PDF copies of two articles found on their website: OSC Report: Ukraine — Tensions With Russia Over Black Sea Fleet; OSC Analysis: New Ukraine Foreign Minister May Reduce Tension With Moscow

Grab bag of press and polls, Nov 6:

vnuland — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:47:12 +0000

Walls in the Mind http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14793753

Down in the Dumps; Eastern Europe’s Economic Woes http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14803163

Russia, Germany furious about Opel http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/18c8064a-c93e-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.html

Gorbachev on a pan-European Security forumhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/opinion/03iht-edgorbachev.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref=global

EU clears last Lisbon hurdle http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,659038,00.html

Italy convicts CIA agents http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1934606,00.html?xid=rss-world

Pew Poll: End of Communism cheered but now with more reservationshttp://pewglobal.org/reports/display.php?ReportID=267

Merkel’s Speech to Joint Congressional Session yesterday

vnuland — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:11:40 +0000

http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/usa/en/__PR/P__Wash/2009/11/03__Merkel__USA__PR.html

Westewelle is speaking at the conference I am attending tonight/tomorrow. I’ll give you a full report on Monday.

Dmitri Trenin: Russia Reborn

vnuland — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:21:02 +0000

Here is the piece Strobe mentioned on Thursday. Wonder if he’s publishing it in Russian so Medvedev and Putin can read it. http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/russia-reborn.pdf

Grab bag of Euronews, Nov 1

vnuland — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:16:57 +0000

Deciding Europe’s place in the World, Charlemagne.http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14753874

EU to decide Lisbon on Dec 1http://euobserver.com/9/28918

Angela’s new team claims its seatshttp://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14770289

Estonian Exception: IMF endorses going to the Eurohttp://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14774730

Jitters in Eastern Europe over Russia’s military exerciseshttp://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14776852

Blair’s Star Fades at EU summithttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75001daa-c586-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.html