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Global trade alert system launched to boost market access for developing countries

A new online alert system designed to help government agencies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) keep track of the latest information on regulatory requirements for international trade was launched today by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Trade Centre (ITC)

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Russian Interests Behind the Nationalist Movement in Romania: Are We Drifting Away from the US?

Interview with Rufin Zamfir for Ziare.com

September 2016

Russian propaganda is visible in Bucharest and must be assessed beginning with Moscow’s interests in Romania. We can speak of Russian interests inside the nationalist movement, since feeding nationalism is one of the main ways Moscow’s message permeates states Russia has interests in, according to analyst Rufin Zamfir, Program Director at Global Focus.

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Is That a New Division of Europe in Sight?

By Oana Popescu

August 2016

Adevărul

Russia is challenging the rules established on the European continent – yet it is also challenging global order and US domination. This prompts the fear that a compromise between great powers would first of all sacrifice the interests of Eastern Europe, which are relatively minor compared to other international files.

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We Were Over and Done With Before the Summit. Here’s What We Can Still Save.

By Oana Popescu

July 2016

Adevărul

Much has been written and discussed these days on the NATO Summit that starts on Friday, often comprising contradictory information: either that Romania is on the losing side, or that on the contrary, it’s on the winning side, either that we embarrassed ourselves with the fleet topic, or that this is not our fault. Correspondence from Warsaw.

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Beyond the Five-Year Plan for This Summit

By Oana Popescu

July 2016

Adevarul

Officially we are doing well. Due to Romania’s vague strategic stance, but also authorities’ concern with posing as champions of the Eastern flank, conclusions of the NATO Summit are now floating in a mist of confusion when it comes to a verdict: was it or was it not a success for Romania? The answer is no. We are, however, in a context of higher allied security.

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Article on Russians, Germans, Americans and a Iohannis That Is a Teeny Tiny Bit Lost Among Them

By Oana Popescu

June 2016

Adevărul

Iohannis went to Munich just as Romania’s football team usually takes part in some game: he took part, but didn’t want the victory enough. It’s not only his fault: but also years of uninspired foreign policy that brought Romania to a marginal position. The president proves that he has understood how far he should go and along which lines. The pace of changes and global crises does not have the patience, however, for the head of state to get familiar with diplomacy: he must learn fast and deliver!

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