The international talks on Iran’s nuclear program that got under way in Geneva in early December amid Iranian claims that the first consignment of locally produced raw uranium has been delivered to its enrichment facility in the central province of Isfahan have produced poor results and agreed to be resumed…
Read MoreThe visit in October of President Medvedev to Cyprus generated a lot of discussion about his initiative for a European Security Treaty, the reason being that Cyprus was the first European country to show willingness to participate meaningfully and constructively in the negotiations for its consideration. The example of Cyprus…
Read MoreWritten by World Federalist Movement – Canada* Introduction The World Federalist Movement – Canada (WFM – Canada) is a national non governmental organization that addresses a range of global governance issues. WFM – Canada’s 1,100 members support measures to progressively reinforce the rule of law in international affairs and…
Read MoreThe question arises because of the deterioration of the relations between Turkey and Israel and the push given by Israel to the strengthening of its relations with Greece and Cyprus, as it is witnessed by the recent visits of P.M. Benjamin Netanyahu to Athens (August 2010) and his Foreign Minister…
Read MoreDr Yiorghos Leventis, Director of International Security Forum, took part in three consecutive congresses held in Buenos Aires. The conventions under the title Ten Days of Global Democracy in Argentina took place between 30 September and 9 October 2010. In turn the congresses included the Parlamento Latinoamericano, the Campaign for…
Read MoreAt the beginning of the second quarter of 2010, the danger of a “double dip” that is, a sudden second economic plunge seems to be looming. Some of the indicators that by now must be considered structural of the new economy have been a see-sawing in performance of the major…
Read MoreIn recent times, OSCE has become a paradox: the Organization has in fact consolidated its tendency to slide toward irrelevance at the precise time when its aims have proved to be the most current. The strategies of the main players within the OSCE have failed to infuse new effectiveness in the…
Read MoreDuring the last months, a strengthening in European public dialogue, an intense cultivation of views and recommendations in reference to the future of security in Europe and East Mediterranean have emerged. In most European countries this pubic dialogue is in progress something of course that does not occur in Greece…
Read MoreThe Common Base and Northern Cooperation Already during the Cold War the Nordic states formed a security community, but high politics was avoided on the common agenda and crystallized in the concept ‘Nordic balance’. It softened the East-West confrontation in Europe, but together with the sense of community gave also…
Read MoreIn March 2010, Daphne Park died at the age of 88. As The Times noted in an obituary, she was ‘one of MI6’s most treasured intelligence officers’ whose ‘final job at MI6 was as Controller of the Western Hemisphere which included North America, South America and Canada’. (The Times, 26…
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