Military Build-up of Armenia and Russian…
On the 14th January 2013 Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, issued the Decree No. 7 r-p, which state following: “1. To approve the government's proposal to hold talks with Armenia...
Prof. Dr. Alexander A. KORNILOV 11 Apr 2013 Hits:1084 Caucasus
Search for Lasting Stability in Bosnia-H…
The prospect of membership in the European Union has helped the Balkans make historical shifts from ideologies of conquest, destruction and separation, to offering to the countries in the region...
Sejla PIVIC 13 Oct 2012 Hits:1544 Balkans
Fourth Time’s the Charm: Albania Selects…
The results of a secret ballot yielded Albania’s former interior minister Bujar Nishani the (largely ceremonial) post of president from this year’s June elections. With the 140-seat Parliament being largely...
Athina W. TESFA-YOHANNES 07 Jul 2012 Hits:959 Balkans
Fourth Time’s the Charm: Albania Selects…
The results of a secret ballot yielded Albania’s former interior minister Bujar Nishani the (largely ceremonial) post of president from this year’s June elections. With the 140-seat Parliament being largely...
Athina W. TESFA-YOHANNES 06 Jul 2012 Hits:510 Balkans
Serbia’s New Leaders…
Tomislav Nikolić’s strong showing in the first round of presidential elections forced a second round in which he garnered 49.8% of the vote, knocking out the potential-incumbent Boris Tadić, who…
Religion and Politic…
Since gaining their independence following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the fifteen former constituent countries have faced similar problems due to their near seventy-five years of shared history. This…
Turkey and Georgia: …
As for now, Georgia is the only neighbor of Turkey towards whom the ‘zero problems’ policy has been successful. Turkish-Georgian economic ties have boosted, political relations are free from disputes,…
Turkey-Macedonia Rel…
Since the early 1990s, Turkey has supported developments and regime changes throughout the Balkans given that they do not cause instability in the region. Ankara has tried to manage the…
How Should Turkey an…
The draft law which regards denial of Armenian Genocide Allegations as a crime was passed by the French parliament’s General Assembly in a December 22nd 2011 resolution. This has both…
The Overlapping Inte…
While the Turkey-America relationship can be characterized by a flurry of high points and a series of doldrums since genuine bilateral engagement started in the late 1920s, the ties between…
Rising Tensions in K…
Tensions in the Balkans region during July-August 2011 have been higher as a result of border tensions between both (northern) Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia, due to a Kosovar…
The Stability of Bos…
This April, a tri-lateral summit between the leaders of Turkey, Serbia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) revealed the unique strategic importance that Turkey places on this new Balkans alliance. The meeting outlined…
The Growing Turkish-…
Attention has once again been drawn to the Balkan region, as Serbian war criminal ex-general Ratko Mladić was caught in late May 2011 after 16 years on the run for…