search tools

Maryland National Guard steps up role in cyberspace

Edit Stars and Stripes 17 Apr 2016
Each year, the imaginary nation of Berylia is summoned into existence solely to have its simulated computer networks pummeled by an elite team of hackers. But the Berylians are not left undefended in the face of the onslaught ... Maryland National Guard Col. Charles S ... The Maryland National Guard has long-standing ties with Estonia under a Defense Department program designed to bolster the militaries of former Soviet republics ... Maj. Gen ... ——— ... ....

Five Challenges for the New Faces in Ukraine's Government

Edit Bloomberg 15 Apr 2016
The former Soviet republic is facing a raft of challenges, from its finances to reforms and the simmering conflict with pro-Russian insurgents in its east. Here are the five biggest issues the new cabinet will have to tackle. 1 ... 2 ... The president has since fired his chief prosecutor, though the new team will need to show it’s serious about ridding Ukrainian politics of the vested business interests that have dominated the post-Soviet era....

A New Prime Minister In Ukraine

Edit The Atlantic 14 Apr 2016
Agence France-Presse adds. ... But some economists worry that the mild-mannered Groysman may lack the toughness needed to stand up to a handful of tycoons who have dominated Ukrainian politics and made the former Soviet republic a breeding ground for graft ... ....

Ukraine Approves Hroisman as Premier in Long-Awaited Shake-Up

Edit Bloomberg 14 Apr 2016
Stalled reforms prompted key administration officials to quit and the International Monetary Fund to halt a $17.5 billion bailout ... in London ... They arrived with a mission to bring European levels of transparency to the ex-Soviet republic after decades of misrule. Before infighting sank their partnership, Ukraine exited recession and signed a pact to end the armed conflict against pro-Russian separatists in its east ... ....

Hungary is searching for new political, economic and cultural cooperation opportunities with Portuguese-speaking countries (Government of the Republic of Hungary)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Apr 2016
(Source. Government of the Republic of Hungary) ... According to Mr ... Portugal's international ties with these countries could help Hungarian enterprises appear on their markets, and in return Hungary can offer the same in the Western Balkans and former Soviet republics, he added. According to Mr ... (MTI). Government of the Republic of Hungary issued this content on 13 April 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein....

Hungary is searching for new political, economic and cultural cooperation opportunities with Portuguese-speaking countries (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Apr 2016
(Source. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary) ... According to Mr ... In the interests of facilitating relations, Mr ... Based on his meeting with Secretary-General of the CPLP Mr ... Portugal's international ties with these countries could help Hungarian enterprises appear on their markets, and in return Hungary can offer the same in the Western Balkans and former Soviet republics, he added. According to Mr ... (MTI) ... Original Document....

Meet Yosif Stalin, a child of the USSR living in Kremlin, Virginia

Edit The Guardian 12 Apr 2016
The film is produced by local historians and primarily tells the story of Yosif’s father, Joseph J Roane, a member of a team of African-American agronomists recruited to the USSR in the 1930s to help improve cotton production in the Soviet republic of Uzbekistan ... and forests, and creeping around Red Army barracks in the former Soviet republic....

Try this one-bit ghost ship mystery game from the developer of Papers, Please

Edit The Verge 12 Apr 2016
Game developer Lucas Pope is best known for Papers, Please, a "dystopian document thriller" that puts players in the role of a immigration inspector for a crumbling Soviet republic. His next game — Return of the Obra Dinn — looks just as bracingly inventive, with players tasked with puzzling out the fate of a merchant ship's crew in 1808 using a time-traveling pocket watch ... ....

Ukraine looks to new pro-EU government after PM quits

Edit The Times of India 12 Apr 2016
KIEV ... The former Soviet republic has been roiled by a pro-Russian eastern revolt and an economic collapse that has wiped out people's savings and stirred public resentment toward the government since Yatsenyuk assumed office in February 2014 ... Yet what comes next is far less clear ... ....

Kyrgyzstan PM Temir Sariyev resigns after cabinet accused of graft

Edit Indian Express 12 Apr 2016
“Squabbles, rumours and gossip have upset the balance within the government,” Sariyev said ... A commission set up by the ex-Soviet republic’s parliament said last week the government had broken the law, accusing it of having rigged a $100 million road construction tender to ensure it was given to a Chinese firm that lacked the required license ... ....

Ukraine looks to new pro-EU government after PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk quits

Edit Indian Express 12 Apr 2016
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. (AP Photo) ... Share This Article. Related Article ... jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery('.rel-article').bxSlider({ maxSlides. 6, slideMargin. 3 }); });. The former Soviet republic has been roiled by a pro-Russian eastern revolt and an economic collapse that has wiped out people’s savings and stirred public resentment toward the government since Yatsenyuk assumed office in February 2014 ... ....

Ukrainian Parliament to Vote on PM's Exit Amid Cabinet Wrangling

Edit Bloomberg 12 Apr 2016
Ukraine’s parliament is poised to debate Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s resignation as the former Soviet republic’s two biggest parties seek to hammer out an agreement on the next government and end the worst political turbulence in two years. Lawmakers are meeting Tuesday in Kiev, the capital, to vote on Yatsenyuk’s departure after weeks of pressure ... Talks will continue tomorrow at 9 a.m.” ... ....

Sam Nunn and William J. Perry to deliver Charter Lecture at UGA (The University of Georgia)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Apr 2016
(Source. The University of Georgia). Athens, Ga. - Former U.S. Sen ... in the auditorium of the Richard B ... 'Sen ... Morehead ... 'Sen ... His legislative achievements include the Department of Defense Reorganization Act and the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, which provided assistance for more than 20 years to Russia and the former Soviet republics for securing and destroying their excess nuclear, biological and chemical weapons ... (noodl....
×
×
×
×