The effectiveness of international criminal justice depends on the political and financial support of the global political scene's main actors. Over the years, the position of many countries towards the idea of bringing to justice war criminals before international institutions has evolved, however few countries have reported such a significant return as the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) - writes Magdalena Pacholska in the newest edition of the German Bulletin entitled "From the bench of the accused to the chamber of judges in the Hague. Germany and the international criminal justice system".

Events from the recent months behind our eastern border has drastically changed the nature of the West relations with Russia. The crisis over the geopolitical future of Ukraine means, that the European Union and United States must redefine their relations with Russia. The talks between NATO and Russia held in 2009-2010 about the strategic partnership seems a distant history today. The tensions in political and military relations grow and in the information space the war has been going on.

Dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, president of CIR and Paweł Rabiej, member of CIR's Board, participated in a meeting with the ambassadors of the ASEAN countries accredited in Poland (Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam). The talks focused on the current situation in ASEAN and the establishment in 2015 of a single market of 10 members of the organization. On the south-eastern corner of Asia, a strong economic community is growing, which, in 2015, will establish a common market of over 600 million consumers. For several dozen years, members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have been strengthening their cultural, economic and political cooperation. This process accelerated in the recent years and may also mean new opportunities for Poland and Polish companies. The meeting took place on July 31st in Warsaw.