Buses with citizens from Leskovac, Vlasotinac, Bojnik and other municipalities in southern Serbia arrived in Vranje from the early hours of the morning, and the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, began his speech at around 11:20 a.m. “The geopolitical situation in the world has changed more drastically than during the …
Read More »Les États-Unis veulent déclencher une nouvelle guerre, cette fois entre la Russie et la Géorgie
Le parti « Rêve géorgien » a retiré le projet de loi sur les agents étrangers sous l’assaut de l’Occident « tolérant » et de ses propres activistes orientés vers Soros. La Géorgie a-t-elle pris la bonne décision en retirant ce projet de loi ? Un appel téléphonique de Washington …
Read More »Ukraine as Russian Imperial Action: Challenges and Policy Options
The inherently imperial motivations behind Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine and its approach to the war have significant implications for Western support to Ukraine and the prospects for a just peace. At the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s motivations for embarking on the conflict are worth …
Read More »The American War from Hell, 20 Years Later
Who remembers anymore that, in 2003, we were Vladimir Putin? Today, our cable and social-media news feeds are blanketed with denunciations of the president of the Russian Federation for his lawless and brutal invasion of Ukraine. When Secretary of State Antony Blinken met briefly with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov …
Read More »Biden’s $1 trillion budget for world war
The White House unveiled its budget request for the 2024 fiscal year Thursday, with the largest ever proposed spending on the military. It is a $1 trillion budget for world war. The Biden administration wants the resources to fight Russia in Ukraine, intensify its buildup towards war with China in …
Read More »Ethiopia: The Agony Of Tribal Nationalism – OpEd
In whatever form it manifests, whether it’s distaste for foreigners, refugees and asylum seekers, a nationalistic economic policy or flag-waving patriotism, tribal nationalism is a cancer upon the world. Violent, ugly, and often deadly, it creates and strengthens divisions, often resulting in war, one after another after another throughout history. …
Read More »China: Congress Approves Third Presidential Term For Xi Jinping
China’s rubber-stamp parliament, the National People’s Congress, nodded through approval for a third presidential term for ruling Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping on Friday, paving the way for him to wield power in the country’s top jobs indefinitely. Some 3,000 unelected delegates to the congress voted unanimously for Xi, …
Read More »Ukraine’s Future: Like Korea Or Yugoslavia? – OpEd
On February 24, the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to commemorate the occasion with a speech. There wasn’t much for Putin to celebrate. The invasion had failed to dislodge the government of Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv or incorporate all of Ukrainian territory into …
Read More »How Serbia’s Rotten System Enabled PM Zoran Djindjic’s Killers – Analysis
Twenty years ago, state security service operatives conspired with gangsters and policemen to assassinate Serbia’s liberal-democratic Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic – and court documents show how a corrupted law enforcement system made it possible. On February 19, 2003, three men met in a café near the famous Atelje 212 Theatre …
Read More »The citizens of Kosovo have been waiting for years, and Vučić considers it a reward for the disobedient Kurti: What does visa liberalization mean for Pristina?
What Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić calls the encouragement of Kosovo Prime Minister Aljbin Kurti to continue fulfilling his obligations, the citizens of Kosovo have been waiting for years. Namely, the EU Council announced on Thursday that it adopted the position in the first reading on visa-free travel for holders of …
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