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- Full Name: Ari Rusila
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Jyväskylä :: Finland
- Age: 49 years
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Afghanistan – to be or not?
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Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2 days ago | disasters
"democracies make elections, elections don't make democracies" After Afghanistan's fraudulent elections President Obama's future politics in failing state is still foggy. Conflicting views of Obama's staff, escalation of War to Pakistan, lack of clear vision and strategy are not making...
West Balkans soon ready for EU – at least part of it
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Belgrade :: Serbia | updated 11 days ago | political-news
As Lisbon Treaty seems to come into force also the enlargement process in the Western Balkans got new boost. On 14 October 2009 the Commission adopted its annual strategy document explaining its policy on EU enlargement.The document includes also a...
Iran's nuclear program at the crossroads
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Tehrān :: Iran | updated 18 days ago | disasters
The way ahead with the dispute between Iran's nuclear programme and the possible response of western powers is foggy. News from last weeks give some base for optimism (peaceful solution) while others are increasing the use of military option. What's...
Nobel Peace Prize 2008/2009
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Oslo :: Norway | updated 22 days ago | political-news
When Nobel committee last year selected Mr. Ahtisaari – an unofficial spokesperson of US State department and Nato – as Nobel prize Peace laureate this years selection was not surprise. The bright side is that Mr.Obama has not (hopefully yet)...
New Player in Caspian Sea Power Corridor
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Aşgabat :: Turkmenistan | updated 1 month ago | political-news
Competition – or development – of EU's eastern gas supply routes has intensified this year. Both EU/U.S. backed Nabucco and Russia's South Stream have made deals to guarantee realization of new pipelines until 2015. The EU’s new “southern corridor” -...
Quality Peace?
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Sarajevo :: Bosnia and Herzegovina | updated 1 month ago | disasters
To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false titles, they call empire; and where they make a desert, they call it peace. (Tacitus, ca. 56 – ca. 117) On 21 September 1980 Iraq launched a full-scale invasion of Iran, which...
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