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EUROPEAN ELECTIONS TO WATCH IN 2017

Submitted by christian on Sat, 12/31/2016 - 17:13

March: Dutch Parliamentary Election

STOP RUSSIA BASHING!!!

Submitted by christian on Fri, 12/30/2016 - 13:45

President-elect Trump has called for better relations with Russia. The nomination of Rex Tillerson for the position of State Secretary is viewed as a sign of the president-elect’s intention to shift on Russia policy.

Actually, it makes no sense for Washington to view Moscow as a top threat when both countries face one common enemy - the Islamic State and the like.

DISPUTING RUSSIAN HACKING CLAIMS

Submitted by christian on Fri, 12/30/2016 - 13:19

Author: William Binney, former Technical Director, World Geopolitical & Military Analysis, NSA; co-founder, SIGINT Automation Research Center (ret.)

As the hysteria about Russia’s alleged interference in the U.S. election grows, a key mystery is why U.S. intelligence would rely on “circumstantial evidence” when it has the capability for hard evidence, say U.S. intelligence veterans.

Allegations of Hacking Election Are Baseless

ELECTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS

Submitted by christian on Tue, 12/27/2016 - 13:12

The Netherlands is due to hold parliamentary elections on 15 March 2017. The elections for the Tweede Kamer, is the most important chamber of parliament. At present, the Tweede Kamer harbours 15 parliamentary groups, including five splinter groups. The current government relies on the support of the right-wing VVD of Prime Minister Mark Rutte (40 seats) and the centre-left PvdA (36 seats). The latter is internationally known for its Minister of Finance, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the Chair of the Eurogroup (the ministers of finance of the Eurozone countries).

EUROPE’S FUTURE IN BALANCE IN 2017

Submitted by christian on Thu, 12/22/2016 - 16:47

According to Wolfgang Ischinger, Chaiman of the Munich Security Conference and Professor at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, 2017 could be the most consequential for Europe since the Berlin Wall fell, or even since the end of World War II.

TERROR ATTACKS IN EUROPE IN 2016

Submitted by christian on Wed, 12/21/2016 - 18:43

Belgium

Brussels: 5 October 2 injured
Brussels: 7 September, 2 injured
Charleroi: 6 August, 2 injured
Etterbeek: 14 June, 1 injured
Belgium (Brussels): 22 March, 14 killed, 92 injured
Belgium (Brussels): 22 March, 21 killed, 130 injured

Denmark

Christiana: 31 August, 3 injured

England

WISHFUL THINKING

Submitted by christian on Mon, 12/19/2016 - 15:43

Recently Mr. Enrico Letta, President of the Jacques Delors Institute asks the question ‘How can we prevent a prospective rapprochement between Washington and Moscow from taking place to the Europeans’ detriment?

AMERICA’S FOREIGN POLICY: THREE SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT

Submitted by christian on Fri, 12/16/2016 - 17:40

Author: Thomas Wright, Fellow at the Brookings Institution

AMERICAN COMPANIES OPERATING IN RUSSIA

Submitted by christian on Fri, 12/16/2016 - 17:30

In total there are almost 3,000 American companies in Russia, and the U.S. is also the leader in terms of foreign companies in Special Economic Zones, with 11 projects.

ABOUT THE U.S.-RUSSIA BUSINESS COUNCIL (USRBC)

Submitted by christian on Fri, 12/16/2016 - 17:20

The U.S.-Russia Business Council (USRBC), based in Washington, D.C., with an office in Moscow, is the premier U.S.-based trade association representing the interests of its U.S. and Russian member companies on commercial matters. USRBC’s global approach is to work with a company’s headquarters as well any offices in the United States, Russia or regional capitals to advance a company’s bilateral trade and investment agenda.