Jeffrey Donovan

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• June 08, 2007

  Regional Reaction | Proposal could upset balance of power

  June 8, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- In geopolitics, particularly in a place as strategically important as the South Caucasus, even the smallest shift can unleash major consequences.

• June 06, 2007

  A Spotlight On Democracy's Heroes

  They risk jail, torture, even death. They’re the heroes of human rights and democracy, and their cause was center stage this week during a major conference in the Czech capital.

• June 05, 2007

  Six Days Of War That Shook The World

  The world is marking the 40th anniversary of the landmark conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors that laid the foundations of the modern Middle East.

• May 30, 2007

  Bush Names New World Bank Head

  May 30, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- U.S. President George W. Bush announced today he is nominating former trade negotiator and veteran diplomat Robert Zoellick to be the next head of the World Bank.

• May 22, 2007

  Energy | Russia using OSCE to promote its interests in the Caspian?

  PRAGUE, May 22, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Russia today urged the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to investigate the death of marine life and damage to the environment in the Caspian Sea, blaming it on pollution from the oil and gas industry.

• May 18, 2007

  World Bank: Wolfowitz Resigns As President

  May 18, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The World Bank has announced that President Paul Wolfowitz will resign on June 30, after a special bank committee determined that Wolfowitz violated bank rules by overseeing a wage increase for his girlfriend, a bank employee.

• May 16, 2007

  Concern Over Belarus Bid To Join UN Rights Council

  May 16, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Western governments and human rights activists are concerned over the possibility that Belarus could win a seat on the UN Human Rights Council.

• May 09, 2007

  World: Uzbek Case Highlights Ongoing Use Of 'Forced Confessions'

  Umida Niyazova (center) (RFE/RL) May 9, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Umida Niyazova fought for democracy and human rights in her native Uzbekistan.

• May 03, 2007

  A Divided Country Struggles For Identity

  Many in Turkey feel they are being forced to choose between the head scarf and the miniskirt.

• April 30, 2007

  Riding The Kaliningrad Train

  Since Poland and the Baltic states joined the EU in 2004, the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad has been feeling increasingly isolated.

• April 12, 2007

  Italian NGO Under Fire For Taliban Talks

  The Italian NGO Emergency is known for its humanitarian work in Afghanistan -- and its talks "with the devil."

• March 28, 2007

  Italy: Prodi Wins Afghanistan Vote, But Questions Remain

  Prime Minister Prodi in the Italian Senate chamber last month (epa) March 28, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The government of Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has narrowly won a Senate vote to continue Rome's military mission in Afghanistan.

• March 22, 2007

  NATO Allies Criticize Italy Over Afghan Hostage Deal

  The Italian government is under fire from its NATO partners over the controversial deal that freed a journalist after 15 days in captivity.

• March 22, 2007

  50 Years Of Unifying

  Fifty years ago the Treaty of Rome was signed, creating the forerunner of the European Union.

• January 31, 2007

  World: 30 Years On, Czechs Barely Notch Charter 77 Anniversary

  Charter 77 signatory Vaclav Havel, who would later become Czech President (AFP) PRAGUE, January 31, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- To many people around the world, Czechoslovakia’s anticommunist Charter 77 manifesto was a heroic bid for freedom that helped topple Soviet totalitarianism. Many of its signatories, including former Czech President Vaclav Havel, had to endure years in prison.

• January 30, 2007

  World: Czechs Debate U.S. Missile Shield

  "No to bases." The January 29 rally attracted several hundred protesters (epa) January 30, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- As demonstrations go, this one was small. Just a few hundred people gathered in central Prague to protest against a U.S. plan to station part of an antiballistic-missile-defense system in the Czech Republic.

• January 18, 2007

  Washington Moves To Contain Iranian Influence

  Analysts are wondering what a U.S. military buildup in the Persian Gulf and recent moves against Iranian citizens in Iraq could mean.

• January 17, 2007

  Israeli Military Chief Steps Down After Lebanon ‘Failure'

  January 17, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Israel's military chief, Lieutenant General Dan Halutz, resigned today, saying he wanted to assume his responsibility for last summer's unsuccessful war against Lebanon's Hizballah militia.

• January 12, 2007

  UN Program Aims To Plant One Billion Trees

  "To plant a tree for future generations is a simple gesture, yet a strong symbol of sustainable development," says Prince Albert II of Monaco, patron of an ambitious new UN program.

• December 19, 2006

  New Report Says Iraq Attacks Hit Record High

  December 19, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- A new report released on December 18 by the U.S. Department of Defense painted a bleak picture of the security situation in Iraq, saying that attacks on U.S. and Iraqi targets have surged since August, and that Shi'ite militants are now the most significant threat in Baghdad and responsible for more civilian deaths and injuries than terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda..

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