Yearly Archives: 2023

Vejvoda: It was also clear to Djindjic that he had to resolve the relationship with Kosovo as soon as possible

In the negotiations with Kosovo, Serbia must extract the maximum from the minimum, and the minimum is the fact that it entered into a war with NATO and lost it, Ivan Vejvoda, a permanent associate of the Vienna Institute for Social Sciences told FoNet, who sees a compromise in the …

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Will the agreement on Kosovo be signed in Ohrid, in the presence of the prime ministers of all EU members?

Special Representative of the European Union Miroslav Lajčak confirmed today that the next meeting between Kosovo Prime Minister Aljbin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, with the mediation of EU High Representative for Foreign Policy Josep Borelj, will take place in Ohrid. Lajčak, after the meeting with the Vice President …

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Russia is neither Serbia nor Iran: What does history say – how will the war in Ukraine end?

Despite Ukraine’s achievements, experts believe that a frozen conflict or a poor ceasefire is most likely. Here’s why. The war in Ukraine evokes a strong sense of historical déjà vu. Although filmed in a more modern way, with mobile phones and drones, the high-resolution footage of artillery duels and trench …

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Germany’s U-Turns: Ukraine War – OpEd

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited India from 25 to 26 February, the first time as German chancellor, a day after the one year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Scholz said that “All countries must state ‘Very Clearly’ where they stand on the Russian ‘Aggression” and stressed: “Above all, it …

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Nuclear Armageddon Games in Ukraine

In 1946, Albert Einstein shot off a telegram to several hundred American leaders and politicians warning that the “unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe.” Einstein’s forecast remains prescient. Nuclear calamity still knocks. Even prior to Vladimir …

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Is Israel’s Antidemocratic Government Cracking Up? – OpEd

It is puzzling to witness a coalition government that enjoys a comfortable majority in parliament rushing through radical legislation with far-reaching implications for the future of the Israeli democratic system, or taking deliberate measures that inflame relations with the Palestinians, instead of taking time to consider the consequences of its …

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A US Trump Card In Gulf Geopolitics: Capacity-Enhancing Security Cooperation – Analysis

If played well, security is the United States trump card in stabilizing relations with its Gulf partners and competing with China for regional influence. In a just-released report, Middle East scholar and former Pentagon official Bilal Y. Saab argued that security entails far more than arms sales and defining the …

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Initiative de Sécurité Globale

I. Contexte La question de la sécurité concerne le bien-être des peuples de tous les pays, la noble cause de la paix et du développement dans le monde et l’avenir de l’humanité. Aujourd’hui, notre monde, notre époque et notre histoire changent comme jamais auparavant, et la communauté internationale est confrontée …

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Global Economic Prospects At A Turning Point – Analysis

The year 2023 represents a turning point. If economic realities guide global prospects, it will be a positive turnaround. If geopolitics will continue to penalize economic prospects, a negative inflection point is more likely. Recently, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), suggested that the year 2023 …

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Central Asians Pressed To Fight In Ukraine With Russian Troops Returning Home In Coffins – Analysis

Dozens of families in Central Asia have received the bodies of their loved ones killed in Ukraine fighting alongside Russian forces in the year since Moscow’s full-scale invasion began. In the past month, at least four families in Kyrgyzstan were told that a relative had died fighting in Ukraine after …

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