Posted on July 1, 2017. Tags: Africa, Angola, Corruption, Coup d'état, Elections, free press, independent media, journalist arrest, Lourenco, Marques de Morais, peaceful transition of power
Rumblings are rife in Angola that something is afoot at the highest reaches of government. What may be in the offing? Everything from a top-level government shakeup to a full-fledged coup have been talked about. To keen observers of politics and conflict, it would not be surprising if people in power took sudden actions to […]
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Posted in Africa, corruption, Political Security, World
Posted on May 12, 2017. Tags: Abkhazia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, conflict, Council of Europe, Crimea, Energy, Eurasia, Europe, European Union, frozen conflicts, Georgia, Iskander missiles, Military, Moldova, Nagorno-Karabakh, oil and gas, OSCE, peace negotiations, Russia, Russian bases, South Ossetia, Soviet, Soviet Union, Trans-Dniestr, Transnistria, Ukraine, UN, United States
By Eugen Iladi It’s no secret that Russia is using military means and disinformation to try to reassemble its Soviet Union footprint. Ukraine has drawn the most headlines in this effort. But the Kremlin has long been working its land-grab plan in Georgia, Moldova and Azerbaijan. Russia’s economic failure and social challenges in the 21st […]
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Posted in Conflict, Europe, Political Security, Russia, Ukraine Conflict, US, World