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Gaube, Ales

4 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.

Dnevnik - Slovenia | 11/08/2008

Europe threatened with war

The daily Dnevnik paints a gloomy picture of the consequences of the conflict in South Ossetia: "If the war in the Caucasus spreads quickly it could swell beyond Georgia's borders, confronting Europe with the worst crisis on its doorstep since the Second World War. In comparison with the Caucasian turmoil the war in Yugoslavia could be relegated to the last pages of the history books. The world has not been this close to a new Cold War since the implosion of the Soviet Union. .. The doubts about Russia's comeback as a world power have now been entirely dispelled. The primordial fear of the Russian bear has gained new force."

Dnevnik - Slovenia | 20/05/2008

A new star for Europe?

Discussions on a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU Troika and Ukraine will be held in Slovenia on Thursday. Aleš Gaube writes that Kiev has one clear objective: "Ukraine wants to become a European star." Nevertheless, "major shifts in position are not to be expected ... at the meeting. The decisive step in EU-Ukraine relations, perhaps with the promise of full membership, will be taken in September during the French European presidency. ... Since the last states joined ... the Community has grown weary of expansion. ... For this reason, the recent speech by Slovenian President Danilo Türk arguing for Ukraine to be given a fair chance at membership is all the more encouraging for Kiev. Nevertheless things do not look at all promising, despite Ukraine's efforts."

Dnevnik - Slovenia | 05/05/2008

An insipid cocktail in the Middle East

Aleš Gaube comments on US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's most recent Middle East visit. "Her mission during George Bush's two terms in office has never changed. The classic theme of promoting the peace process has always been part and parcel of her diplomatic agenda. Once Washington exhausted the possibilities of the bilateral approach of courting both the Israelis and the Palestinians and started to focus on the search for new starting points for negotiations on the battlefield instead, the process was kept alive through international peace conferences. ... The results of the summit in Taba ... and most recently in Annapolis, are an insipid cocktail of rehashed efforts and promises. ... This time too, Condoleezza Rice remained committed to the course of promoting the White House's efforts aimed at bringing about the signing of the world's most eagerly awaited peace accord in the Holy Land by the end of Bush's term in office."

Dnevnik - Slovenia | 24/07/2007

What is Erdogan's mission now ?

With its election victory, the AKP under Prime Minister Reçep Tayyip Erdogan will continue in Ataturk's tradition of the secular state, writes Ales Gaube, commenting. "This is the first time in 50 years that a ruling party has managed to improve on its previous election results. If an Islamic party had achieved such a victory, conservative circles within the European Union would have seen it as proof that Turkey is not yet ready for the old community. However, such an assessment would be mistaken. ... [Erdogan] wants to continue the country's economic and political reform. By 2012 he plans to implement fundamental European laws, regardless of whether Turkey is given EU membership or not."

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