Tag: Sochi
As news were mostly about Ukraine this week, these are some of the blog posts I liked most. After the storm: next steps for the EU and Ukraine What can the EU do to help the people of Ukraine who chose Europe so that they won’t end up disappointed again? Is (Or Was) Ukraine in a Non-International Armed Conflict? Hopefully it will remain past tense now, but the question is still legit. Especially considering the way neighboring countries were preparing to deal with the situation, this labeling could have mattered a lot. Robert Mugabe Turns 90 On this occasion here’s…
I hope everybody’s weekends are going well! Here are some great reads for you to look back on this past week. Olympic Game: Washington Hopes Sochi Will Force Putin’s Hand on Syria I don’t know about that… It certainly doesn’t seem that way. Russia is again paralyzing the Security Council on a crucial Syria resolution. CAR is Falling Apart. And Everyone Knows Why Despite the Security Council resolutions, the peacekeeping troops on ground, and the new president elected, things don’t seem to improve in the CAR. Why Bosnians Are Protesting Great piece on Bosnia after the Dayton Peace Accords and…
Happy Sunday, people! How is everybody doing this weekend? Sorry I haven’t updated at all this last week. I am now trying a regular schedule for blogging, so this wouldn’t happen too often. This past week was not so eventful in world news though, except for the Olimpics of course, which is most definitely a world event. These are the posts I have to share with you for now. CRC Concluding Observation on the Holy See Well it’s quite obvious what the observations of the UN Committee of the Rights of the Child is about when it comes to the…
theatlantic: How One Historic Russian City Became a Target for Terrorists Until this autumn, Volgograd was a relatively quiet Russian city, known best for its legacy as a World War II battlefield. But that changed in October, when a female suicide bomber blew herself up on a city bus, killing six passengers, most of them teenagers. Now, two back-to-back suspected suicide attacks just ahead of New Year celebrations—a December 29 bombing at the city’s main train station followed by a December 30 trolleybus blast—have claimed more than 30 additional lives and left many to wonder why Volgograd has become an…
Happy Sunday and Happy Summertime Everyone! I still can’t give away too much details, but this is probably one of the most exiting time periods in my professional life so far, so exciting that I am still not quite sure where it is going to land me. At the same time I also have to make difficult decisions in my personal life trying to end an old and really damaging cycle. Meanwhile, it seems like the real summer holiday season have finally come in world affairs, so this is going to be a real brief weekly round-up now: On world…
