Military academy
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
9 h 00 - 13 00
Reception from 8 h 30
Lecture theatre of Bourcet
Free admission on production of an identification document and subject to a pre-inscription recorded on the site www.aceds.fr rubric "events" (link "reserve"), and according to the available places.
For any supplementary information contact: contact@aceds.fr AZERBAIDJAN AZERBAIDJAN, a strategical, energy and cultural crossroad with a quick growth and a long-term plan of action In France, we know generally badly the young Republic of Azerba djan even if we know that at the end of the XIXth century the oil was exploited there before even Texas, Baku becoming then the first worldwide producer of oil.
The specificity of Azerba djan is since too often eclipsed by the Caucasian syndrome which our specialists want each other exacerbating, inheritance of tsarist policies then Soviet. By interest, "Russia" saw there during the two centuries of occupation only a territory of a larger group, the Transcaucasus (Georgia, Armenia, Azerba djan). Alexander Dumas, during his stories of trips in Russia and in the Caucasus (1858/1859), had noted this paradox the Caucasus does not exist, I know, I went there .
Azerba djan is a very old country of culture, a zone of exchange in the "walk of civilisations Scythian, m de a crossroad, perse, Greek, Arab, Slavonic, Turkish, European, Mongolian, on the roads of silk and now of energy.
Historical Azerba djan corresponds to a region of Western Asia including the current Azerbaijani Republic and the northwest provinces of Iran even today populated with az ris but the young Republic of Azerba djan, born on the debris of the communist block on August 30th, 1991, is in fact only the heiress of an ephemeral independent democratic republic (on 1918, on 1920), but modern and very Western, which did not hesitate, for example, to give voting right to the women from its proclamation.
First five years of independence, from 1991 till 1995, were terrible, they knew civil war, military defeats, occupation of territories and several tries of State blow. nondenominational and very homogeneous culturally, in Muslim tradition strongly impregnated with zaraostrisme, nostalgic of centuries of light and philosophers of the XIth andth XIIth century and proud of its inheritance of Safavides, the country stood up, it is today fast-growing because he introduces characteristics to have chosen the way of negotiation, of investment and to be fundamentally managed, homely, tolerant and commercial.
Agricultural triangle was wedged between both Caucasus and Caspian Sea, at the same time Western and oriental, put in the crossroad of civilisations and of commercial axles, Azerba djan appears as a g ostrat gique centre today because it is more than ever inevitable energy "Hub" between the Central Asia and Europe, between Russia and the hot seas. Just after Georgian conflict, it is important to include the evolution of the Republic of Azerba djan because a part of the future of Europe and undoubtedly of the world is played there.
It is the reason for which we had decided to take up an observer mission during presidential elections. Technically it is very interesting to head with the electoral process as well as its applications on the ground. Strong in your French experience, you will indeed be surprised and impression s by the presentation of the election process, by its implementation as by the application of recommendations of OSCE ODIHR and of committee of Venice of the Council of Europe on the last additions and amendments of the franchise act by the Parliament.
We will have pleasure to find you on December 10th, 2008 to make part of our observations which are numerous and rewarding.
Jean-Yves KNIGHT
Written by admin one December 9th, on 2008 with no comments.
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Alexander Ivanovitch Korolev was elected (elections not admitted internationally) in December last vice-president of the historical president of the Moldovan Republic of Dniestr, Igor Smirnoff. He represents a new generation and it is an administrator and a technocrat who had occupied before the post of Interior minister. According to the Constitution of Transnistrie, the vice-president takes automatically the place of the president if this last leaves. A possibility that they often heard recalled in Tiraspol.
July, 2007 in Tiraspol
Korolev: The training of our State is the result of the collapse of Soviet Union. Borders which were artificially fixed by the Soviet State resulted in controversial situations. One of the reasons of this conflict here is that the territory of the Moldovan Republic of Dniestr was never included in a Moldovan State. And borders which were drawn for other purposes under Stalin could reflect under no circumstances the realities of the countries concerned. It is victims of which we are today! Bessarabie was between Dniestr and ProC river. Us, we are of other one quoted by Dniestr and we were in Ukraine. Even after the collapse of USSR and the proclamation of the independence of Moldova, which was train e to the UNO in fact by the Romanian leaders, we were never part of this state, safe for the period 1944-1990 as part of USSR.
To solve question today, it is necessary to leave history and to admit that our territory was never part of Moldova.
Question: Today, conflict is "frozen". Do you see a means "to improve" it in a way?
Korolev: To improve a conflict it is not still to solve it! To improve him, nothing simpler: one of the parts has to start warlike actions. But it is not this that is going to help to solve conflict! And it is true question. How to resolve problem indeed? So that he does not come back to life continuously, it is necessary to find an equitable way, that is to say taking into account political, economic, vital interests of both parts. (more )
Written by Dimitri De Kochko one November 24th, on 2007 with no comments.
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Pridnestrovi or Transnistrie
The Moldovan Republic of Dniestr was proclaimed on September 2nd, 1990 by
2nd Congress of the representatives of the people (deputies). This date is national holiday.
Territory: 4 163 km2.
Capital: Tiraspol.
Main cities: Bendery, Rybnitsa, Dubossary.
Population on January 1st, 2005: 555 000 inhabitants, among whom 34 % of Moldovans,
30 % of Russians, 28 % of Ukrainians.
Subdivisions administrative and territorial: 5 administrative regions and 5 cities of republican importance.
Official languages: Moldovan, Russian, Ukrainian.
Religions: Majority, traditionally Jewish Christians but many emigrated, few Muslims.
Moldova with Transnistrie clearly
Currency unit: rouble of Pridnestrovi .
Legislative power: representative assembly elected (The Supreme Soviet)
Executive power: President, Vice-president and the government
Judicial power: judicial system + Constitutional Council since 2002
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Written by Dimitri De Kochko one November 24th, on 2007 with no comments.
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Signs back from Cold War in Europe with the installation of radars and American missiles on borders of Russia and answers of this last, risk putting again on the front of the stage of the forgotten regions and of conflicts frozen following the implosion of Soviet empire.
Among these last, the Moldovan Republic of Dniestr or Transnistrie, is the closest to us.
Considered to be a region of Moldova, she hopes for 17 years for an international recognition which an independence of Kosovo after that of Montenegro could justify.
With new geopolitical stakes, they will discuss again undoubtedly Moldovan Transnistrie-R publique of Dniestr described here by inside, as seldom in the Western press. Let us wish however the Moldovans of both banks it is in the sense of a compromise, cannot completely be excluded to read nearly the interview granted to our special correspondent by the new vice-president, Alexander Korolev.
Strange impression that that of a country which does not "exist" and where however there are people, from cities, fields, plants, supermarkets, transport, mobile and Internet phones. No land was hidden behind a mysterious waterfall, nor a living museum cryog nis to the Korean of the north, as it is believed sometimes or as it would be possible to let him think of a flag of sickle and hammer. It is is from today's Europe him.
Between Moldova and Ukraine, on 4 km2, almost twice Luxembourg, about 550 speaking inhabitants three different languages with Russian as common language, wait for the end of an uncertainty which mines them, prevents them from making plans and from working normally because nobody admits them, except them the same. They trade nonetheless, travel thanks to other passports, are exploited by their neighbours who use situation but benefit undoubtedly sometimes from their status out of laws because otherwise how to include a situation frozen for ten seven years? (more )
Written by admin one November 24th, on 2007 with no comments.
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According to the Programme of the United Nations for environment, the new treaty on the protection of the Caspian Sea was thrown on May 17th, 2007 in New York. It is the first legally restrictive agreement adopted by the Federation of Russia, Azerba djan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran. Inauguration conference will take place in Azerba djan from 23 till 25 May.
It is the very encouraging beginning of the cooperation between five countries which encircle the Caspian Sea, in the lasting management of the natural resources with a big importance for the economic health of the region.
It is also a starting point and a contribution greeted in worldwide efforts against climatic changes and losses in biodiversity.
Without any doubt the working of natural resources, many pipelines which cross the region, accidents of pollution linked to the oil and the surexploitation of the resources of fish have to find a reasonable compromise to assure the millions of inhabitants of the region of long-term good living conditions.
The Caspian Sea, slightly salted, is a 370 886-kilometre area ensconced themselves by representing the biggest of the masses of water enclosed by the world. She is fed by about 130 rivers, especially in 75 % by the Volga. She gives a huge potential for ecotourism and for lasting peach and agriculture.
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However, she is contaminated by industrial, radioactive and toxic waste. Rich in biodiversity, she is threatened because of a surexploitation of her resources.
More than 400 kinds among which the sturgeon and the man, therefore have to benefit from a better management of the totality of his resources.
An intensive job is offered in close cooperation with PNUD (Programme of the United Nations for Environment). To follow
Article writes by THOMAS BEGUIN
Written by THOMAS BEGUIN one May 21st, on 2007 with no comments.
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the IFRI (Institute Frenchman of International Relations) simple percentage considered ace one of the the first french Think Tank one international matters. It includes has work open sea one NIS COUNTRIES.
the Russia programs targets three objective:
- Prospace values: long thanks to term research and to has well developped network
- Supporting decision: thanks to different tools, the program delivers policy oriented analisys, aimed at widenning the debate
- Anticipating evolutions: taking into account uncertainty they have near intended and further for Russia / NIS, the program searches, not only to could hand is light evolutions, they drank also to formulate credible forecasts.
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Written by admin one March 11th, on 2007 with no comments.
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The World publishes at the beginning of this year a very instructive article on the Black Sea.
While the European Union spreads its borders up to the shores of the Black Sea thanks to Romania and to Bulgaria, and while Russia loses more and more its influence, notably in Ukraine and in the Caucasus there, this zone could well be the object of many strategical stakes in relations between Europe and Russia.
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Written by Clement Josquin one January 3rd, with on 2007 1 how.
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