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April 10
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Janusz Bugajski, director of the CSIS New European Democracies Project, had an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal Europe, "Balkan Fix."
NATO's summit in Bucharest last week provided limited blessings for the Balkans. Although Albania and Croatia were invited into the alliance, Macedonia was shunted into the waiting room, Serbia remained on the sidelines, and Russia's persistent threats of renewed regional conflict over Kosovo went unchallenged. Every NATO success in the Balkans seems to unearth a new problem and the Bucharest gathering was no exception. Positive decisions were reached with unanimous support for Croatia's and Albania's accession, as both countries have achieved the standards necessary for membership. In other favorable moves, Montenegro and Bosnia obtained Individual Partnership Action Plans and Intensified Dialogues to prepare them for future NATO entry.Read the article
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April 1
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Janusz Bugajski, director of the CSIS New European Democracies Project, was quoted by USA Today, "Russia at Center of NATO Meeting."
When the United States and 25 other members of the NATO alliance meet in Bucharest this week to debate matters of war and peace, Russia will be at the center of nearly all the major issues facing the European-based defense organization. [. . .] Janusz Bugajski, director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies' New European Democracies Project, says Russia's threat of political and economic repercussions amounts to "strategic blackmail." Russia supplies natural gas to much of Europe. Read More
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April 1
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Janusz Bugajski, director of the CSIS New European Democracies Project, was quoted by the Washington Times, "Bush Begins Europe Tour."
President Bush arrived in Eastern Europe yesterday for a weeklong trip that his advisers said would highlight a U.S.-backed expansion of democracy across the region. The trip will be punctuated by the final official meeting between a weakened Mr. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is leaving office next month but will remain a powerful figure in his nation. Germany appears to be "succumbing to Kremlin pressure" on the matter, said Janusz Bugajski, director of the New European Democracies Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.Read the article
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