Former Ukrainian interior minister found guilty, sentenced to four years behind bars (2 Mb)
In response to the refusal to hold negotiations under scenario proposed by Russia, Gazprom accused Naftohaz Ukrayiny of unsanctioned gas withdrawal, expressed intention to completely stop using Ukraine's gas transport system (2 Mb)
BP Energy Outlook 2030
Within the framework of the IMEMO’s Oil and Gas Dialog Forum BP's chief economist Christof Rühl presented BP Energy Outlook 2030 to the audience of the Russian academics It was stressed that the outlook’s ‘base case’ reflects a ‘to the best of our knowledge’ assessment of the world’s likely path from today’s vantage point, drawing on expertise both within and outside the company. The outlook highlights the growing role of developing economies in global energy consumption, and the increasing share of non-fossil fuels in global energy supply. It emphasizes the central role markets and well-designed policy can play to meet the dual challenge of solving the energy needs of billions of people who aspire to better lifestyles, and doing so in a way that is sustainable and secure. It also notes the uncertainties attached to any long term projection. The discipline of building a numerical projection sharpens our thinking, but the precise numbers are less important than the underlying story of the challenges we all face and the choices we make in producing and consuming energy. To read the report please click EGF or BP
The Security of the South Caucasus States and NATO (247 Kb)
With the support of the Public Diplomacy Division of NATO Headquarters (Brussels) the Region Research Center (Armenia) has started the implementa- tion of the project " The Security of the South Caucasus and NATO" (December 2011 - March 2012). READ MORE
Ukrainian parliament adopts first reading of new Criminal Procedure Code (2 Mb)
Ukrainian president appoints first Deputy Prime Minister Andriy Klyuyev as secretary of National Security and Defence Council (2 Mb)
EGF Turkey File (249 Kb)
Insights into Turkish Domestic and International Politics
The unresolved conflicts in the South Caucasus: Implications for European and Eurasian integration (96 Kb)
BSIS, University of Kent, Brussels, 8 December 2011 Provisional summary of seminar findings
Muslim Brotherhood set to dominate Egypt's Parliament
In a recent interview for "The Voice of Russia", EGF Expert on Radical Islamic Movements, Mikhail Roshchin, explained the political dynamics emerging between Islamist and secular political parties in Egypt following recent parliamentary elections. His key message for all stakeholders engaged in the formation of new governance institutions in Egypt was that the Muslim Brotherhood, which now forms the largest political bloc in Egypt's new parliament, is more likely to broker political deals with secular parties rather than develop any sense of "ideological alliances" with other, more radical, Islamist factions. This will most likely remove the concerns over "new shades of green" emerging in the ensuing Egyptian political landscape and lead to further fragmentation of the political environment in advance of the country's looming presidential elections, which are currently scheduled for June 2012. Click HERE for the entire interview.
Despite statements by the Ukrainian president, the Party of Regions is refusing to decriminalize articles under which the former premier was jailed (2 Mb)
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