Time to rid the blinders about NordStream
on Nov 8, 2009 in Sweden Gazprom Nordstream foreign policy Germany security pipeline energy Russia The Swedish government's decision to accept the disputed gas pipeline NordStream has caused debate. Is the Russian-German gas pipeline a security policy threat to vital Swedish interests? Or is it a project that safeguards stability and development i...

Building Babylon
on Oct 20, 2009 in Fokus Sweden när tekniken förändrar politiken makthavare social media politics The simplest things in life pass with so little notice that they have to jump up and bite you in order to be understood. Evidently, so is also the case with social media and the political particularities and mechanisms of about any country.

Baku Blues
on Oct 16, 2009 in Aliyev freedom of speech Adnan Hajizade OL Azərbaycan Gənclər Hərəkatı Emin Milli democracy Azerbaijan dissident "Shut up! Parliament is not for debate!" Make no mistake: These are the words of authoritarian statehood, words of utter arrogance to an open society of freedom and democracy. These are no heady opinions fired off in the heat of debate. They are the...

Direct democracy or digital mob?
on Oct 15, 2009 in Georgia revolution reaction cyber activism Eurasia Ukraine Nashi Internet Russia politics democracy A spectre is haunting Eurasia - the spectre of activism. As cyberage sets in, the mentality of old Eurasia grapples to grasp the power of the people when politics enters a new age and arena. Is this truly the case or are...

Medvedev Murder Mystery
on Jul 19, 2009For Global Voices Online: Anna Politkovskaya... The mere name evokes images of Moscow's worst public relations nightmare in years - an ongoing ordeal for Russia's international reputation in the realm of rule of law. Still, the murderers have not bee...

Politkovskaya Laureate Murdered
on Jul 15, 2009 in Estemirova murder memorial human rights Russia politics conflict Chechnya For Global Voices Online: Just another death, just another obituary. That seems to be the general sentiment as news of today's murder of Russian Human Rights activist, Natalya Estemirova, broke. However, there are still people out there, in the Russi...

Support Jailed Bloggers Hajizade & Milli
on Jul 14, 2009 in petition human rights rule of law release Emin Milli Azerbaijan Adnan Hadji Zadeh Azerbaijan rates 150 out of 173 countries on Reporters Without Borders' 2008 Press Freedom Index. Last Friday's jailing of Azeri bloggers and youth activists Hajizade and Milli therefore gives cause for great concern and worry about developments for...

Azeri bloggers & youth activists jailed
on Jul 13, 2009 in freedom of speech human rights OL Azərbaycan Gənclər Hərəkatı Emin Milli politics free media Azerbaijan Adnan Hadji Zadeh On Friday, July 10, the two Azeri bloggers and youth activists, Adnan Hadji Zadeh and Emin Milli, were put in two months' pre-trial jail custody awaiting trial for charges of so called hooliganism.The two bloggers were unprovokedly assaulted and beat...

Rewinding the Russia Reset
on Jul 9, 2009 in United States international relations Russia politics For Global Voices Online: Two new presidents, two great powers, and three world leaders. That was the stage set as US President Obama earlier this week travelled to Moscow to meet Russia's President Medvedev and Premier Putin. With shared and conflic...

Swedish sub hits Russian ground
on Jul 6, 2009 in Central Europe news Global Voices Online breaking news fake news humor media politics Eastern Europe Amid heated Swedish debate on the existence of a Russian Cold War sub threat, a Swedish sub this morning hit Russian ground. Information about the incidence is still scarce, but according to unnamed sources, the grounding may have been caused by a co...