International relations theory
Former CIA agent’s arrest follows US spying debacle in China
The third arrest in one year of a U.S. official suspected of helping Chinese spies has bared the tense battle between the two superpowers’ intelligence agencies.
FYROM must shed 'irredentist claims' for deal, says gov't
Greece said Friday that it will not sign up to a name deal with Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) if the neighboring state does not give up on any territorial aspirations.
Vulin: Our neutrality respected due to strength of our army
BELGRADE - The strength of our armed forces is one of the reasons why Serbia's military neutrality is respected and why it would be respected in future conflicts, says Serbian Defence Minister Aleksandar Vulin.
"In case of war, Serbia would be respected for its strength"
Defense Minister Aleksandar Vulin told this to Tanjug on Thursday.
"NATO unconditionally respects our neutrality, just as does the Collective Security Treaty Organization is (CSTO), the Russian Federation and all other countries, but one of the reasons why it is respected and why in some future conflicts it would be respected is the strength of our army," Vulin said.
President Pavlopoulos’ opening speech on 2nd International Conference on Religious & Cultural Pluralism
The official launch of the 2nd International Conference on “Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle East” was declared by the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopios Pavlopoulos.
Hague Court Exhibit Shows Children’s Wartime Suffering
The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals launched an online multimedia exhibition giving insights into the suffering of children during the former Yugoslav wars and the Rwanda genocide.
Terrorists Attacked US Military Base in Iraq
US military base in Iraq was attacked by suicide bombers from the Islamic State group, the Saffak News news portal quoted by BGNES.
The attack was carried out last night against the base in the El Karaj village, Nainawa Province. One of the attackers was liquidated by the guards, the other two penetrated the base and exploded. No dead and injured among US soldiers.
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Putin: Hysteria over N. Korea may lead to planetary catastrophe
The examples of Iraq and Libya have convinced the North Korean leadership that only nuclear deterrence can protect them, so no sanctions can dissuade them, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
INTERVIEW: Suzy Hansen on viewing America from Turkey
Over 10 years in Turkey, journalist Suzy Hansen has produced an impressive series of long, deeply reported explorations of various tough issues.
Serbia "among those targeted as Russian sphere of influence"
Western intrusion into traditional Russian spheres of influence "represents a highly provocative and destabilizing policy."
Robert Merry writes this for the National Interest, in an article headlined, "Stop Poking the Russian Bear."