Russia may face conflicts over energy resources along its borders in the near future, according to a Kremlin security policy document published on Wednesday. The document did not name specific nations but Russia, the world’s biggest oil and gas producer, shares a long border with resource-hungry China and a small …

PRISTINA, Kosovo Integrating the Serb minority remains the chief challenge facing Kosovo more than a year after Pristina declared its independence, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said in a report Tuesday (May 12th). According to the document, Belgrade has channelled substantial funds into Serb municipalities, but with limited results. Parallel …

ZAGREB, Croatia Employees of elementary and secondary schools, as well as the staffs of research institutions, went on strike Wednesday (May 12th) despite encouraging negotiations between their trade unions and the cabinet, which dragged on through the night.