The Regional Cooperation Council advances an economic growth agenda for the Western Balkans The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) was founded in 2007 as the umbrella organization for regional cooperation in Southeast Europe (SEE). Its…

Russia has tried to foil the country’s attempts at European integration Moldova and its people have traveled a difficult road since breaking from the Soviet Union in 1991. The newly independent country got off to a rough start, as a…

Author: Dr. John L. Clarke, Ashgate Publishing, October 2014 Reviewer: Col. (Ret.) Heinz-Joachim Henseler The main roles and missions of military forces in today’s Western democracies are defined by politicians and include national…

Nations that share democratic values should cooperate to stop threats emerging from cyberspace By Dr. Hans-Georg Maaßen, director general of the German Domestic Intelligence Service, BFV Protecting highly sensitive information and…

Europe benefits when labor can move freely across EU member states By per Concordiam Staff Newspaper reporters and television cameramen patrolled British airports, train stations and bus depots on January 1, 2014, looking for the “tidal…

Border security and demand reduction could alleviate the scourge of Afghan heroin By per Concordiam Staff It’s been called the doomsday scenario for Afghan heroin: As Afghan military and police forces assume greater responsibility for…

Joining the Eastern Partnership has proven valuable for EU partner nations By per Concordiam Staff The former Soviet republics of Georgia and Moldova each have taken a big leap toward European integration. On November 28, 2013, leaders…

There is a legend about former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s visit to a secret government laboratory to see the latest “super computer.” In those days, computers were large, and this particular computer filled a warehouse the size…

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