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On Tuesday at 11am, anti-radar activist and chairman of the Czech Humanist
Party Jan Tamáš began a hunger strike in protest at the Czech
Republic’s impending acceptance of a US missile-defence radar base in the
country. Dominik Jůn met with Jan Tamáš at his base of operations - a
rented shop space in the centre of Prague, to discuss his motivations for
taking such a drastic step:
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Current AffairsWill change-of-guard in Moscow soften Russia’s stand on US radar base?
The world media descended upon Moscow on Wednesday where Dmitry Medvedev
was sworn in as Russia’s third president since the collapse of the Soviet
Union. His predecessor, Vladimir Putin will become prime minister and is
expected to retain a tight grip on the political scene. The change-of-guard
comes at a time of heightened friction over Washington’s missile defense
plans for Central Europe and has raised questions regarding Moscow’s
future foreign policy. Daniela Lazarova spoke to Oldřich Bureš, an expert
on Czech-Russian relations about the possible impact of these changes.
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Current AffairsMissile defence conference held in Prague but Condi, political consensus both absent
Prague’s Foreign Ministry played host to a conference on missile defence
on Monday, with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer among the
guest speakers. The conference was organised to look at what lies ahead for
plans to build a U.S. radar tracking facility on Czech soil after NATO gave
the project a cautious endorsement at its recent summit in Bucharest.
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