Dutch Court Decides Blame On Srebrenica …

July 6th, 2011
Posted by Lee Duffield

OPINION: Old controversies have been revived by an appeal court at The Hague, blaming the Dutch state for the deaths of three men at Srebrenica in 1995. … Read More »

Has anybody seen him?

July 13th, 2010
Posted by EUEditor

Ratko Mladic was the commander of troops from the break-away Bosnian Serb state during the violent break-up of Yugoslavia – remembered this week on the anniversary of the massacre at Srebrenica. … Read More »

Bad Deeds

January 2nd, 2010
Posted by EUEditor

Contributing to events that have detracted from New Year holiday celebrations: another multiple shooting in Finland; the execution in China of a British man believed to have been mentally ill; and a fresh threat against the “Mohammed” cartoonist in Denmark. … Read More »

Louise Arbour To Head Crisis Group

March 22nd, 2009
Posted by EUEditor

The former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2002-8), Louise Arbour (picture), is to be the next President and CEO of the International Crisis Group — successor to the Australian, Gareth Evans.

“Old Europe” Likes New President

November 5th, 2008
Posted by EUEditor

No immediate reports of dancing in the streets in Europe — wrong time of day for all that — but clear signs of happiness over the election of Barack Obama, in America, (4.11.08, USA). … Read More »

Karadzic, Rwanda: Bad Times Remembered

August 6th, 2008
Posted by EUEditor

New efforts are made to bring to justice, men wanted for mass murder in Bosnia; and an inquiry in Rwanda, into that country’s genocide, points a finger of blame at France. … Read More »

NATO Final

April 4th, 2008
Posted by Lee Duffield

COMMENTARY: NATO’s Bucharest summit (2-4.4.08) approved the entry of two more former communist countries – Albania and Croatia – into the Western alliance, and agreed to put more resources and effort into Afghanistan. … Read More »