09.05.2024
The Kazakh initiative takes place in a complex global geopolitical situation, unlike any seen in the decades since the outbreak of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This complexity will also influence the course and even the outcome of the negotiations.
07.05.2024
VMRO-DPMNE opposes the constitutional name of the Republic of North Macedonia and advocates for the annulment of signed international agreements, especially the Prespa Agreement. However, the country has achieved historic milestones such as NATO membership and the recognition of the autocephaly of the Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric (MPC-OA). Over the past seven years, there has been a notable absence of significant inter-ethnic incidents.
04.05.2024
In the meantime, while eyes are turned to overseas or to Rafah, the right- wing settlers are pushing the Palestinians back, burning homes and destroying livelihoods in the West Bank. The police and soldiers, who are supposed to be keeping the peace, are standing by and watching. Unforgiveable! One cannot understand that this is permitted to happen.
30.04.2024
All this is hardly good news for a revival of multilateralism, the (urgent) call for omnilateralism, (cooperative) diplomacy, and the applicability of universal norms.
25.04.2024
It can thus be concluded that economic sanctions are not a foolproof instrument, and their results can vary depending on several factors, such as the political context, the level of international support, and the resilience capacity of the target. In the end, the effectiveness of economic sanctions depends on careful planning and implementation, accompanied by as broad international support and involvement as possible, and the resolution of global crises and conflicts.
23.04.2024
Concern is underscored by the frequent interactions between presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska Davkova and former President Gjorge Ivanov, who serves as her inspiration and shares experiences with her. “Ivanovization” of the presidential role represents a regression to North Macedonia's troubled past, where the threat of civil war loomed large.
16.04.2024
Analysts contend that Croatian democracy is increasingly threatened and that Croatia under Andrej Plenković (HDZ) is slowly but surely sliding into autocracy. It is necessary to thwart and stop these trends because Croatia, as a member of the elite society of the EU and NATO, should uphold and implement the highest democratic standards and values.
28.03.2024
The March 2024 attack on the Crocus City Hall represents a clear breach of Russian security. According to the Russians, it emerged amid a perceived blackmail from the Americans, but British flagship BBC published an article claiming that a main cause of the tragedy might have been the focus on the conflict from Ukraine. This study details the background of American-led presence in Afghanistan and Central Asia...
23.03.2024
Let us hope that we are near the end of this bitter struggle and start rebuilding the Gaza strip and give realistic long-term hope for the future to the remaining Palestinians in a land that is free. And one must not forget the West Bank as part of the 2- state solution.
18.03.2024
Experts do not anticipate an expansion of the military conflict before the middle of the year, and any such escalation is likely to be linked to the internal (dis)order in Ukraine. Overall assessments indicate that the final quarter of 2024 will be decisive in determining the fate of the Russo-Ukrainian war.
15.03.2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina should be organized, in our opinion, on the principle of "combined democracy", i.e. personal and national rights should be ensured. The national element will be important here for a long time, and we must not run away from it. The Presidency of BiH and the House of Peoples of BiH ensure symbolic equality at the state level, and the cantons ensure national rights on the ground.
11.03.2024
Terrorism remains a real political threat, but one which could be dealt with more effectively by using better intelligence, by investigating active incitement, financing and the preparation of terrorist violence, by promoting less racist policy tools, and by not waging wars. Counter-terrorism strategies that imply that Muslims are prey to an inherent radicalism are faulty and counter-productive. They are based on a culturalist and Orientalist reading of Islam...
