Central Europe Digest
The Chicago NATO Summit: Missing an Opportunity?

1 May 2012

Matthew Symonds, Defense and Security Editor of The Economist, offers a somber outlook of the prospects of the Chicago NATO Summit. Arguing that economic constraints will likely impede definite decisions on a number of outstanding matters, Symonds concludes that it is incumbent on European members to start thinking seriously about NATO's future.
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NATO and the Nordics: No Time to be Tidy

1 May 2012

CEPA Non-Resident Fellow and International Editor of The Economist Edward Lucas examines Nordic-Baltic defense initiatives as an example of successful regional collaboration that transcends NATO's organizational structure.
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NATO Arms Sales to Russia: A Need for Clear Thinking

1 May 2012

Stephen Blank, Professor at the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College, assesses the issue of NATO members’ arms sales to Russia and their implications for the security of the Alliance.
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Publications
Translating Opportunity into Impact: Central Europe in the European Union, 2010-2020
6 December 2011

CEPA has published the groundbreaking report of the Visegrád to Weimar Program, “Translating Opportunity into Impact: Central Europe in the European Union, 2010-2020.”
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Issue Brief No. 121, Between East and South: Balancing Central Europe’s New Approach to the EU Neighborhood
3 October 2011

David Král, CEPA Senior Fellow and Director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy in Prague, provides an assessment of the newly reviewed European Neighborhood Policy and argues that Central Europeans should seize the opportunity for enhanced engagement in both EU's Eastern and Southern neighborhood it offers.
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Programs in Focus
Central European Energy Horizons

The Central European Energy Horizons program at CEPA is an initiative to provide government and business leaders with a comprehensive analytical and policy toolkit for meeting the demands of the emerging 21st Century regional energy security landscape.
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Eastern Lights

The Eastern Lights program at CEPA examines the potential for democratic reform and transformation among the EU’s Eastern neighbors, primarily in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine.
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Newsroom
Don't Play With Dictators
11 May 2012

Belarusian independent media Charter 97 marks the release of CEPA and Freedom House's Open Letter to IIHF President René Fasel.
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CEPA and Freedom House Release Open Letter to International Ice Hockey Federation President René Fasel
10 May 2012

The letter supports the efforts of the European Parliament, EU Member States and the U.S. Congress, and opposes plans to allow Belarus to host the 2014 Ice Hockey World Championship in Minsk.
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