Eurasia

Macedonian Interior Minister Gordana Jankuloska and her Serbian counterpart, Ivica Dacic, agreed on Saturday (January 29th) that citizens of their countries will soon be able to travel between their territories using only ID cards, rather than international passports. “The decision will be made official at the next

By George Friedman, STRATFOR It is not at all clear what will happen in the Egyptian revolution. It is not a surprise that this is happening. Hosni Mubarak has been president for more than a quarter of a century, ever since the assassination of Anwar Sadat. He is old and …

By STRATFOR Summary Egypt’s internal security forces are reportedly redeploying across the country Jan. 30 after abandoning the streets the previous day in a demonstration, showing what chaos would ensue should they be undermined by the military. As the protests show early signs of dwindling, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and …

By STRATFOR Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak remains the lifeblood of the demonstrators, who still number in the tens of thousands in downtown Cairo and in other major cities, albeit on a lesser scale. After being overwhelmed in the Jan. 28 Day of Rage protests, Egypt’s internal security forces — with …

By STRATFOR The following is a report from a STRATFOR source in Hamas. Hamas, which formed in Gaza as an outgrowth of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB), has an interest in exaggerating its role and coordination with the MB in this crisis. The following information has not been confirmed. Nonetheless, …

By STRATFOR Egypt’s former air force chief and minister for civil aviation, Ahmed Shafiq, has been designated the new prime minister by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and tasked to form the next Cabinet, Al Jazeera reported Jan. 29. The announcement comes shortly after Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman was appointed …

Serbia is ready with the answers to the questionnaire of the European Commission (EC) about its readiness to become member of the European Union (EU). The answers have been passed by the Serbian government on Thursday. Serbian PM Mirko Cvetkovic and Deputy Prime Minister Bojidar Djelic on Monday are expected …

Members of the Schengen evaluation group are to decide on Friday if they are going to pass the technical reports for Romania and Bulgaria. On January 14, at the request of the French representative, group members gave some extra time for examination of the

Colonel Yordan Yordanov from the Bulgarian army is the new Head of NATO Advisory Council in Skopje. He will replace Slovenian Brigadier General David Humar. General Humar had a farewell meeting with Defence Minister Zoran Konjanovski yesterday.

President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Mevlut Cavusoglu is set to visit Moldova in February. The PACE President will be accompanied by the Heads of several Assembly groups. Mevlut Cavusoglu showed interest to the situation around constitutional crisis in Moldova, and voiced hope the Moldovan legislature …