How has the Western effort to train and equip Ukrainian forces fared in year one – and what might we expect from additional military assistance in the future? In August 2021, several Ukrainian officers relayed concerns about ‘corruption, incompetence, alcoholism, and idiocy’ in their military. However, when we followed up …
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The UK as a European Power
Through its efforts to support Ukraine against Russia’s invasion, the UK has demonstrated the strength of its commitment to European security. Over the last year, the UK has built on its previous position as Ukraine’s strongest European supporter to place itself at the centre of efforts to accelerate allied military …
Read More »INTERVIEW Slobodan Samardžić: I don’t believe Vučić even when he says what day it is, the West is hunting in the dark to connect the Ukrainian war and Kosovo
Slobodan Samardžić, full professor of the Belgrade Faculty of Political Sciences, says in an interview with Danas that he fears that Vučić will sign the European proposal for the issue of Kosovo and Metohija, because, he says, his policy has always led to that. He believes that this signing would …
Read More »How Ivica Dačić got the nickname “suitcase”: A reminder of the affair from 2006 with elements of a political thriller
During his long political career, depending on the political moment, he was called “Mali Sloba”, “sugar boy”, but the nickname that has remained with him to this day is “Koferče”. We are talking about Ivica Dačić, the leader of the Socialist Party of Serbia, the head of diplomacy and the …
Read More »Morocco’s Mocro Maffia threatens Europe and North Africa
Morocco, Belgium and the Netherlands have become pivotal in the growing Latin America-Europe cocaine chain. Belgium and the Netherlands have overtaken Spain as Europe’s main entry points for cocaine coming from Latin America. The 65.6 tonnes of the drug intercepted at Antwerp port in 2020 nearly doubled in 2022. And …
Read More »US Sees Evidence China Considering Sending Lethal Aid To Russia
The United States has seen evidence that the People’s Republic of China is considering sending lethal weapons to Russia for its use in the war in Ukraine, and has directly warned China of consequences, according to a senior State Department official. “We obviously have a reason to be concerned,” Deputy …
Read More »Iran Says New ‘Paveh’ Long-Range Cruise Missile Operational
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force has employed a new long-range cruise missile, named ‘Paveh’, a ranking commander said. Speaking at a televised program on Friday night, IRGC Aerospace Force Commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said the new cruise missile has a range of 1,650 kilometers. Paveh, …
Read More »Al-Qaeda-Iran Tactical Alliance Exposed In UN Report On Terror Group’s ‘De-Facto Leader’ Saif Al-Adel – Analysis
For two decades, the entire world was under threat from an insidious group, which at its peak claimed the lives of thousands through a series of bombings and attacks, including the events of Sept. 11, 2001, which to this day remains the deadliest terror attack in history. Al-Qaeda, once among …
Read More »How Hope Can Rise From The Rubble – OpEd
As part of the diplomatic and emergency relief efforts since the devastating earthquake struck Turkiye and Syria, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken traveled to Adana province to oversee US assistance and pledge a further $100 million in aid. This brought the total US earthquake relief contribution to $185 million, …
Read More »New Geopolitical Reality: Strategic Partnership Between Serbia And The UAE – Analysis
At the beginning of February in Belgrade, representatives of the Directorate for the Prevention of Money Laundering of the Republic of Serbia and representatives of the Financial Intelligence Service of the United Arab Emirates signed an agreement on the prevention of money laundering. The signing ceremony was also attended by …
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