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Policy Brief Number 5: Kazakhstan and the OSCE Human Dimension

bbocka — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

This policy brief focuses on the challenges to the OSCE Human Dimension and the challenges to Kazakhstan as Chairman-in-Office of the organization in 2010.

Wider Europe, Fall 2009

bbocka — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The first issue of the Wider Europe publication from the Lavrentis Lavrentiadis Chair in Southeast European Studies features articles by:

Janusz Bugajski

Policy Brief Number 4: Kazakhstan’s Contribution to the OSCE Economic Dimension

bbocka — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

One of the main factors behind the November 2007 decision to award Kazakhstan the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2010 was to recognize the country’s economic achievements and its economic potential.

Policy Brief Number 3: The OSCE Political-Military and Security Dimension

bbocka — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Kazakhstan sought the position of OSCE Chairman-in-Office for a number of reasons, including enhanced security and national prestige. Kazakhstan can only achieve these latter goals if it is an active chairman. The agenda Astana adopts should reflect Eurasia’s multiple security challenges as well as the OSCE’s declining capacity to serve as an effective security organization.

Vice President Biden in Georgia

sherry — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: Vice President Joe Biden is visiting Tbilisi this week to meet with President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia. What is the purpose of his trip?

Policy Brief Number 2: Challenges to the OSCE Chairman-in-Office in 2010

ian — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The major challenge facing Kazakhstan during its chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2010 will be to preserve the mandate of the Offi ce of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), which has been contested by Russia and several CIS participating states.

Policy Brief Number 1: Kazakhstan's Strategic Significance

bbocka — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The decision by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to award Kazakhstan the chairmanship of the organization for 2010 underscores a growing recognition of the country’s regional and continental importance.

Ukraine--A Net Assessment of 16 Years of Independence

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In February 2008, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) publicly released a report entitled Ukraine: A Net Assessment of 16 Years of Independence. The report was prepared for the U.S.-EU Partnership Committee for Ukraine, which is cochaired by Zbigniew Brzezinski and Volker Ruehe.

Expanding Eurasia

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Moscow’s overarching ambition toward Europe is to expand the “Eurasian space” in which Russia is the dominant political player.

Georgia

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Russia’s invasion of Georgia has dramatically brought to the surface the strategic confrontation between Russia and the West.