Summary of Panel II: Russia’s Arctic Uncertainty
The discussion in the second panel of the online session, which focused on the future of upstream energy exploration projects in the Russian Arctic, brought out the following messages for European policy makers and was supported by the ensuing extended commentary. READ MORE

• May 21, 2010

Pakistan blocks YouTube, a day after barring access to Facebook in a row over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.

• May 20, 2010

Kyrgyzstan's interim leader, Roza Otunbayeva, will likely remain president of the Central Asian nation until December 2011 after the government cancelled plans for presidential elections to be held in October.

• May 20, 2010

Already wielding its economic might to become a major source of capital for Canada’s oil sands, China has struck a deal to help the province of Saskatchewan develop its burgeoning natural gas and crude assets.

• May 20, 2010

Sanctions against Iran which include cargo ship inspections are being tabled at the UN Security Council.

• May 19, 2010

TPAO's winning of a second oil-producing tender will have a positive impact on the relations between Iraq and Turkey, Iraq's minister of oil has said.

• May 19, 2010

This year marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and India, a momentous occasion that invites reflection on where the two Asian giants are heading in the much-touted "Asian century".

• May 18, 2010

The foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey and Brazil agreed on a formula for a swap of low-enriched uranium for nuclear fuel that could ease diplomatic tensions over Irans nuclear program, the Anatolia news agency reported.

• May 18, 2010