Swem Government Information - East Europe

Addiction, Crime, and Insurgency: The Transnational Threat of Afghan Opium

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:55:00 -0500

http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/Afghanistan/Afghan_Opium_Trade_2009_web.pdf Describes the consequences of the opium and heroin trafficked from Afghanistan annually on the health and security of countries along the Balkan and Eurasian trade routes to Russia, Europe, China, and India. From the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Fact Sheet on U.S. Missile Defense Policy

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:40:00 -0500

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/FACT-SHEET-US-Missile-Defense-Policy-A-Phased-Adaptive-Approach-for-Missile-Defense-in-Europe/ Subtitled: A Phased Adaptive Approach for Missile Defense in Europe. Spells out the strategy behind the cancellation of plans for a land-based missile force in Eastern Europe in favor of a sea-based strategy to counter potential military threats from the Middle East. From the White House.

U.S. Policy and Bosnia-Herzegovina: An Assessment

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:10:00 -0500

http://library.usip.org/articles/1012245.1114/1.PDF Examines the controversy about whether the U.S. should expand its role in promoting peace and democracy in the Balkans. From the United States Institute of Peace.

Unfinished Business in Bosnia and Herzegovina: What is to be Done?

Wed, 20 May 2009 10:02:00 -0500

http://library.usip.org/articles/1012215.1104/1.PDF The first of three papers scheduled for release in May 2009 with perspectives on what is happening in Bosnia and what needs to be done to prevent a return of violence. This paper summarizes views expressed by a panel of experts at an April 3, 2009 roundtable. From the United States Institute of Peace.

Jan Palach Week, 1989: The Beginning of the End for Czechoslovak Communism

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:45:00 -0500

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB271/index.htm Never-before-published documents from Czechoslovak archives, including secret police reports on the suppression of demonstrations commemorating the 20th anniversary of the immolation death of Jan Palach. From the National Security Archive.

NATO Enlargement: Albania, Croatia, and Possible Future Candidates

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:05:00 -0500

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL34701.pdf Discusses the progress toward NATO membership of Albania and Croatia, controversies over whether Macedonia, Georgia and the Ukraine should become the next members, and U.S. policy toward NATO enlargement. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

Making Bosnia Work: Why EU Accession is Not Enough

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:07:00 -0500

http://www.usip.org/files/resources/1_7.PDF Argues that the signing of a Stabilization and Association Agreement and identifying Bosnia as a prospective member of the European Union is not a solution for the structural problems which keep the country divided physically and politically. A peace briefing from the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Foreign Relations of the U.S. 1969-1976, Eastern Europe, Eastern Mediterranean, 1969-1972

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:53:00 -0500

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/nixon/xxix/index.htm The official documentary historical record of U.S. foreign policy. Major focus of this volume is on Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey. From the State Department.

Foreign Relations of the U.S.: 1969-1976 European Security

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:36:00 -0500

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/nixon/xxxix/ Latest volume to be released in the official diplomatic history of the U.S. This volume focuses on two major issues: strengthening European security and cooperation and reducing size of NATO and Warsaw Pact forces. From the State Department.

Future of the Balkans and U.S. Policy Concerns

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:47:00 -0500

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL32136.pdf Reviews recent progress in ending armed conflict and launching political and economic reforms and remaining challenges such as resolving the status of Kosovo, breaking the power of political-criminal groups, and bringing war criminals to justice. Also traces efforts to bring the Balkans more into the orbit of Euro-Atlantic organizations and reduce the size of peacekeeping NATO forces. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

Foreign Relations of the U.S. 1969-1976: Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, 1973-1976

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:09:00 -0500

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/nixon/xxx/index.htm Focuses on diplomatic maneuvers during the Nixon-Ford years, especially during the period when Turkey invaded the eastern half of Cyprus in 1974. From the State Department.

Coming Soon to a Country Near You: Kosovo Sovereignty

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:53:00 -0500

http://www.usip.org/resources/coming-soon-country-near-you-kosova-sovereignty Discusses the reasons for U.S. support of a sovereign Kosovo and how this diplomatic position affects relations with Russia and Serbia. From the U.S. Institute of Peace.

The Eastern Dimension of America's New European Allies

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:27:00 -0500

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB813.pdf Examines how Europe and the U.S. can create a more secure Eastern Dimension to prevent Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus and Georgia from becoming sources of domestic and regional instability vulnerable to Russian neo-imperialist ambitions. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.

Kosovo: Breaking the Deadlock

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 08:35:00 -0500

http://www.usip.org/resources/kosovo-breaking-deadlock Describes events since the failure of the UN Security Council to appove the plan for peace prepared by former Finnish President Ahtisaari. From the U.S. Institute of Peace

Political Trends in the New Eastern Europe: Ukraine and Belarus

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:35:00 -0500

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB781.pdf Describes Belarus as the last true dictatorship in Europe and examines growing tensions, especially regarding energy policy, between Belarus and Russia. Describes Ukraine as a country whose political system is in profound turmoil. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.