NATO After Libya: A Threat to European Stability
More than two decades after the end of the Cold War, NATO is an obsolete and harmful anachronism. It has morphed into a vehicle for the attainment of misguided American strategic objectives on a global scale.
Kazakhstan Not to Ban Russian Rocket Launches From Baikonur
Kazakhstan has no plans to ban launches of Russian rockets from its space centre in Baikonur after an accident with Progress M-12M space freighter, the head of the Kazakh space agency has said.
Nuclear power key topic in close Japan leader race
A former top diplomat vying to become the next prime minister proposed Saturday that Japan stop building new nuclear power plants after the Fukushima disaster and phase out atomic energy over 40 years.
US warns China expanding its naval power
China is increasingly focused on naval power and has invested in hi-tech weaponry that will extend its reach in the Pacific and beyond, the Pentagon said.
Latvia and Lithuania boost prices at Estonian electricity bourse
For companies who buy electricity from the open market fixing prices is of no use either since new year’s price negotiations are based on the average price of the previous year.
Stand-off over Belene nuclear project continues
Russian company Atomstroyexport, the contractor on Bulgaria's nuclear power project at Belene, is yet to say whether it has dropped its 58 million euro suit against electricity utility NEK, filed in July in the International Court of Arbitration in Paris.
Russia hopes its proposal can revive Iran nuclear talk
Russia pitched Wednesday a proposal to Iran's foreign minister which it hopes could bring a breakthrough in a confrontation over Tehran's nuclear program, despite doubts in the West that the plan can make much headway.
Iran, Russia seek nuclear crisis breakthrough
Russia and Iran on Wednesday said a new Russian plan had a real chance of solving the standoff over the Iranian nuclear drive, despite the failure of past initiatives to end a decade of deadlock.
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