12.07.2025
The summit reflects the consolidation of BRICS as an alternative but cautious pole, without radical steps. The event marks a shift from ideological rhetoric to practical measures for building economic, financial, and technological autonomy.
10.07.2025
Reconciliation is more than a singular process. It is a long-term, evolving commitment to truth, justice, inclusion, and social cohesion of all societal stakeholders. It can be initiated and accelatered by the external force, but it can be only delivered domestically. Neighbours cannot clean up the house, it has to be done by the household members.
08.07.2025
While relations between Serbs and Bosniaks are still weighed down by the past, they are far from hopeless. Reconciliation calls for political courage, moral clarity, and a shared vision of the future. Without these, the past will keep fuelling new divisions. Remaining mired in historical grievances for too long may lead to political stagnation and squander critical opportunities for lasting stability and prosperity—for both Serbs and Bosniaks.
01.07.2025
The prejudice against Latinx Immigrants in the United States during Donald Trump’s first campaign was enabled by deeply rooted systematic discrimination, which had already existed prior to him entering office. Historical patterns of labor exploitation with the bracero program, repatriation such a operation wetback and cultural exclusion such as lack of linguistical and cultural inclusion in film and news laid the groundwork for citizens to become susceptible to untrue narratives and demonstrated...
28.06.2025
The NATO meeting in The Hague in 2025 was significantly influenced by the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, which amplified global tensions and highlighted the fragility of international security. The decisions taken, from strengthening collective defense to intensifying intelligence cooperation, reflect NATO’s efforts to adapt to a volatile strategic environment. The Hague meeting reaffirms NATO as a cornerstone of Euro-Atlantic security.
24.06.2025
The UAE sees Belarus as an important partner for accessing the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) market, as well as a strategically positioned gateway in the heart of Eastern Europe. Belarus, under sanctions imposed by Western countries, is seeking partners beyond the Western world to diversify its investment, trade, and political relations. For Minsk, the UAE is an attractive partner due to its access to capital, neutral stance on political issues, and long-term development vision
23.06.2025
The oceans are not simply blue frontiers. They are connective tissues of human civilization—lifelines for nations whose survival, identity, and continuity are shaped by their intimate proximity to the sea. Nowhere is this more palpable than among the small island developing states (SIDS), and the extensive coastline and archipelagic countries of the developing world.
19.06.2025
Analysts argue that Serbia must step up its efforts toward EU membership, with the opening of Cluster III in the accession negotiations expected to support that process. Serbia has all the potential to remain the driving force of European integration in the Western Balkans and to conclude accession negotiations with the EU in 2027—a year that represents a turning point in Serbia’s modern socio-political and economic development.
16.06.2025
As I explore in more detail in my recent book, See How They Run, leadership today demands both foresight and humility. We have a choice. We can treat AI as an opaque force that simply happens to us. Or we can understand it, shape it, and guide it in accordance with our deepest values. Let this be the moment we choose understanding over ignorance, governance over chaos, and humanity over hubris.
11.06.2025
As the numerous previous IFIMES studies found out, very future of the Trans-Caspian Pipeline depends on a complex interplay of international, regional, economic, and environmental factors. While Europe’s drive for energy decoupling pulls the project forward, geopolitical pressure from inner Eurasia actors like Russia and Iran; peripheral like China, India, GCC or the EU; or the external like EFTA, USA, and the like will remain an oscillatory challenge.
05.06.2025
Europe, worrying about the future, between the US withdrawing from NATO and Russian re-assertion have had to really think about what it had to do for the security of Europe. The US had a point when evaluating the cost of NATO over the years and the disproportionate amount which they had to pay compared with the European contribution. European countries, France and Germany to the fore, and Britain, have taken up the matter seriously and Europe is meeting to discuss security and defence requirements...
03.06.2025
Dragan Čović and HDZ have no legitimate grounds to block BiH’s path to the EU by disregarding the new parliamentary majority and shielding Milorad Dodik and the SNSD. The new majority would allow BiH’s EU integration process to be unblocked and pave the way for a range of reforms. A final ruling by the Court of BiH on Dodik’s appeal is expected soon. If the first-instance verdict is upheld, he will be barred from political activity, and the CEC is expected to revoke his mandate as President of RS.
