Month: March 2018

#BSG REPORT 4/2017 ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTION PLAN FOR CHAPTER 23 Belgrade, January 2018 Serbia 🇷🇸

March 26, 2018

  Introductory note: The Government of the Republic of Serbia established the Council for the implementation of the Action Plan for Chapter 23 on 11th December 2015, as a special working body of the Government for the expert support to the Negotiating Group for Chapter 23. The Council for the implementation of the Action Plan … More #BSG REPORT 4/2017 ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACTION PLAN FOR CHAPTER 23 Belgrade, January 2018 Serbia 🇷🇸

#BSG #history SERBIA- MONTENEGRO Implementation of U.N. Economic Sanctions 1993

March 25, 2018

In September 1991, because of ethnic conflict, the U.N. Security Council adopted Resolution 713 to impose an arms embargo against all republics of the former Yugoslavia, and in December 1991 it created a Sanctions Committee to monitor the implementation of the embargo. In May 1992, the Security Council adopted Resolution 767 to prohibit commercial trade … More #BSG #history SERBIA- MONTENEGRO Implementation of U.N. Economic Sanctions 1993

#BSG Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief March 23, 2018

March 25, 2018

Turkey, a NATO ally since 1952, is significant for U.S. interests. It is a constitutional republic with a large, diversified economy and a Muslim-majority population that straddles Europe and the Middle East. The history of the U.S.-Turkey relationship is complicated. Although the United States and Turkey support each other’s interests in some vital ways (see … More #BSG Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief March 23, 2018

#BSG STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD WORLDWIDE THREAT ASSESSMENT ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE UNITED STATES SENATE

March 23, 2018

The United States faces an increasingly complex array of challenges to its national security. The military environment has shifted from the existence of the United States as the single power able to dominate challengers and to deter aggression through conventional means to one in which foreign militaries are emerging with near-peer and, in some areas, … More #BSG STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD WORLDWIDE THREAT ASSESSMENT ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE UNITED STATES SENATE

#BSG WORLDWIDE THREAT ASSESSMENT of the US INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY March 6, 2018

March 23, 2018

Chairman McCain, Ranking Member Reed, Members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to offer the United States Intelligence Community’s 2018 assessment of threats to US national security. My statement reflects the collective insights of the Intelligence Community’s extraordinary women and men, whom I am privileged and honored to lead. We in the Intelligence … More #BSG WORLDWIDE THREAT ASSESSMENT of the US INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY March 6, 2018

#BSG #CRS Congressional Research Service – ANNUAL REPORT – Fiscal year 2017

March 16, 2018

In fiscal  2017, Members and congressional staff viewed the CRS website approximately 1,599,500 times, including more than 658,300 views of the Service’s reports and general-distribution products. Notably, the Service’s In Focus products were viewed more than 115,600 times and video views were over 7,500. CRS held 250 seminars, institutes and training programs that nearly 8,600 … More #BSG #CRS Congressional Research Service – ANNUAL REPORT – Fiscal year 2017

#BSG #balkanservicegroup Global and Russian Energy Outlook Until 2035

March 15, 2018

The development of the global economy stands out as an external and largely independent factor in the development of our economy ranging from all industries and regions to the households and the state budget. The country produces 9.6% of the global primary energy and spends about 4.5% of its GDP on the investment in the … More #BSG #balkanservicegroup Global and Russian Energy Outlook Until 2035

#BSG Razumijevanje strategije “meke sile” u Rusiji – Postalo je uobičajeno tvrditi da su u post-hladnom ratu ključni međunarodni igrači često više voljeli da vježbaju meku, a ne tvrdu moć.

March 7, 2018

Uplitanje Rusije na predsedničke izbore 2016. godine i njeno sumnjičavo hakovanje servera kampanje  predsjednika Emmanaela Macrona, nikoga nije iznenadilo, s obzirom na (pogrešno) razumijevanje “meke sile” predsjednika Vladimira Putina. Pre ponovnog izbora 2012. godine, Putin je u Moskovskom listu rekao da je “mekana sila” kompleks alata i metoda za postizanje ciljeva spoljnopolitičke politike bez upotrebe … More #BSG Razumijevanje strategije “meke sile” u Rusiji – Postalo je uobičajeno tvrditi da su u post-hladnom ratu ključni međunarodni igrači često više voljeli da vježbaju meku, a ne tvrdu moć.

#balkanservicegroup Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution: In Brief 🇺🇸

March 5, 2018

This report provides a basic overview of interim continuing resolutions (CRs) and highlights some specific issues pertaining to operations of the Department of Defense (DOD) under a CR. As with regular appropriations bills, Congress can draft a CR to provide funding in many different ways. Under current practice, a CR is an appropriation that provides … More #balkanservicegroup Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution: In Brief 🇺🇸

#balkanservicegroup Congressional Research Service: Nonstrategic Nuclear Wepons

March 1, 2018

  Recent debates about U.S. nuclear weapons have questioned what role weapons with shorter ranges and lower yields can play in addressing emerging threats in Europe and Asia. These weapons, often referred to as nonstrategic nuclear weapons, have not been limited by past U.S.- Russian arms control agreements, although some analysts argue such limits would … More #balkanservicegroup Congressional Research Service: Nonstrategic Nuclear Wepons

#balkanservicegroup Congressional Research Service: Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Nuclear Weapons Activities

March 1, 2018

The annual Energy and Water Development appropriations bill funds civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and several independent agencies. The DOE budget includes funding for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a separately organized agency within DOE. NNSA operates … More #balkanservicegroup Congressional Research Service: Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Nuclear Weapons Activities