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    Thread: Demonstrations in Moldova
Post: Re: Demonstrations in Moldova

After Orange (Ukraine), Rose (Georgia) and Tulip (Kyrgyzstan) revolutions the first try of next generation demonstration took place in Moldova after last weekends parliamentary elections. Known now as...
AriRusila Hot Topics 0 27,624 04-11-2009, 09:49 AM
    Thread: Karzai's administration "Worse than Taliban"
Post: Karzai's administration "Worse than Taliban"

http://euro-med.dk/billeder/Eurabia-Burkha-Turkey-128.jpgI almost got stroke while reading yesterday a headline “Worse than the Taliban – new law rolls back rights for Afghan women” in the Guardian. N...
AriRusila General EU chat 0 3,721 04-01-2009, 11:01 PM
    Thread: Global Trends 2025 & Europe
Post: Global Trends 2025 & Europe

I just took a glance at very interesting new report published on 21st November 2008 by the United States National Intelligence Council - Washington's main intelligence body. The report, Global Trends...
AriRusila General EU chat 0 16,173 11-23-2008, 12:33 AM
    Thread: Srebrenica: Europe's shame !
Post: Re: Srebrenica: Europe's shame !

Very interesting interview of former Hague Tribunal spokeswoman Florence Hartmann popped to my eyes from newspaper Blic. Referring the arrest of Radovan Karadzic she told, that “information about the...
AriRusila General EU chat 33 23,195 10-09-2008, 12:55 PM
    Thread: UN is sending Kosovo case to ICJ
Post: UN is sending Kosovo case to ICJ

The UN General Assembly is backing Serbia’s draft to request an advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) about the legality of the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo. Oct...
AriRusila Political Debates Forum 47 28,298 10-09-2008, 12:20 AM
    Thread: War on Pipes: Transport corridors as core of US-Russia confr
Post: Re: War on Pipes: Transport corridors as core of U...

My point is that situation in Balkans and Caucasus makes big challenge to EU when it is developing its position. The three questions were due the reason that I hope to get opinions, arguments and poi...
AriRusila EU Business and Economy Forum 7 5,979 09-12-2008, 11:32 PM
    Thread: War on Pipes: Transport corridors as core of US-Russia confr
Post: War on Pipes: Transport corridors as core of US-Ru...

GUUAM When speaking about interests of West I would like to make a difference between US – or Anglo-American -interests and EU interests. After “Cold War” US has all the while expanded its influence ...
AriRusila EU Business and Economy Forum 7 5,979 09-09-2008, 12:01 PM
    Thread: The Balkans: From Constantinople to Communism
Post: Re: The Balkans: From Constantinople to Communism

To clearman & ben, I do not know about sumerians but I think that common theory is that hungarians are one part of fenno-ugrian group originally from Volga/Ural region. So finnish and hungary are sa...
AriRusila General EU chat 50 34,000 08-20-2008, 08:44 PM
    Thread: Let's Open the Bosnian X-Files
Post: Let's Open the Bosnian X-Files

A very interesting interview of former Hague Tribunal spokeswoman Florence Hartmann popped to my eyes from newspaper http://www.blic.co.yu (Blic). Referring the arrest of Radovan Karadzic she told, th...
AriRusila Political Debates Forum 5 5,844 08-12-2008, 08:07 PM
    Thread: EU needs independency from USA
Post: Re: EU needs independency from USA

I agree. I am not sure if it was Mrs Durham some 100 years ago who said that people in Balkans are "Living Past". However the time frame is quite different than anywhere else. I have met there peop...
AriRusila General EU chat 13 10,776 07-22-2008, 04:20 PM
    Thread: EU needs independency from USA
Post: Re: EU needs independency from USA

Yes, I think that to some level Kosovo conflict can be solved if both parties - Serbs and Albanians - are making deal. The 1st level would be ethnic tolerance, 2nd level including multiethnic society...
AriRusila General EU chat 13 10,776 07-21-2008, 11:48 PM
    Thread: EU needs independency from USA
Post: Re: EU needs independency from USA

New Deal could be solution to Kosovo problem Today´s Kosovo is an example of frozen conflict with thread to come next “failed state” in World. Negotiations during Ahtisaari time were waste of time; ...
AriRusila General EU chat 13 10,776 07-21-2008, 11:06 AM
    Thread: EU needs independency from USA
Post: EU needs independency from USA

In Europe the Kosovo question highlights the core problem of EU - uncritical following of US foreign (cowboy) policy . Some times I ask if it is EU or only UK the 51st state of USA. Year 2008 has show...
AriRusila General EU chat 13 10,776 07-19-2008, 10:11 PM
    Thread: Donors & field: Will Kosovo rise with 2 bn bucks?
Post: Donors & field: Will Kosovo rise with 2 bn bucks?

A European Union-hosted donors' conference for Kosovo hopes to collect up to 1.5 billion euros on Friday to start turning from an aid-dependent protectorate to a viable economy. USA is throwing in som...
AriRusila General EU chat 4 4,956 07-11-2008, 12:19 AM
    Thread: The Balkans: From Constantinople to Communism
Post: Re: The Balkans: From Constantinople to Communism

There will be a future with different scenarios. a) "laizez faire" frozen conflict, west does not revise its politics, east keeps positions. EU will "supervise Kosovo some 20 years backed with Nat...
AriRusila General EU chat 50 34,000 07-06-2008, 09:05 PM
    Thread: The Balkans: From Constantinople to Communism
Post: Re: The Balkans: From Constantinople to Communism

This week U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Daniel Fried said that the U.S. is satisfied with the progress Kosovo. He also add that: Quote: -- “It is a place co...
AriRusila General EU chat 50 34,000 07-05-2008, 02:01 PM
    Thread: Kosovo's independence...
Post: Re: Kosovo's independence...

Quasi-independence´s economical base So Kosovo had proclamation of it´s constitution. The mainstream media has highlighted conflicts of administration between UN and Kosovo institutions as well betwe...
AriRusila Hot Topics 855 414,801 07-04-2008, 06:17 PM
    Thread: The Balkans: From Constantinople to Communism
Post: Re: The Balkans: From Constantinople to Communism

More comments & analysis today´s Blakans one can find from BalkanBlog - https://arirusila.wordpress.com
AriRusila General EU chat 50 34,000 07-04-2008, 06:11 PM
    Thread: AriRusila´s BalkanBlog
Post: AriRusila´s BalkanBlog

Hi, I am Ari, an FIN, interested about Eu enlargement and Balkan politics. My comments you may find from my BalkanBlog, address: https://arirusila.wordpress.com :offtopic
AriRusila New Members 3 5,272 07-04-2008, 06:05 PM
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