Eurasia

A year into the war in Ukraine and, despite the consequent worldwide economic sanctions, the Russian economy remains resilient, shrinking by a modest 2.2 percent in 2022 in stark contrast to the estimated 15 percent or greater as forecasted by the Biden administration and other western economists. According to the …

Last month’s NATO Summit, which featured the release of the Alliance’s new Strategic Concept, was a remarkable success. Thanks to strong leadership by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and US President Joe Biden, the Alliance remains united despite an array of new strategic challenges. The concept’s three core tasks—collective defense, crisis …

As Vladimir Putin’s world-altering war against Ukraine enters its second year, any hope of reviving the post-Cold War European security order depends on defeating Russia in Ukraine. But that will only be the first step in what will be a long struggle—one that calls for an updated strategy of containment. …

I expect that both sides in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina next Monday will accept the “European proposal” as a good basis for reaching an agreement. I don’t know if anything will be signed that day, but I expect that these talks will give new impetus and progress towards …

The Parliamentary Committee for Defense and Internal Affairs adopted today the Government’s proposal on amendments to the Decision on the use of the Serbian Armed Forces and other defense forces, which foresees that the number of personnel in international missions will increase from the current 700 to 800. The increase …

The leader of SDA Sandžak, Sulejman Ugljanin, at the last press conference, came up with a figure of about 70 percent of Bosniaks, represented by his and the Justice and Reconciliation Party (SPP). The gathering came after the signing of an agreement between the two parties on the formation of …

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Elmedin Konaković visited Novi Pazar where he met with representatives of the Bosniak National Council (BNV) and the Islamic Community in Serbia. He told the journalists, after the meeting at BNV, that it will take several months to solve the administrative problems …

I would like to explore an essential idea that is little developed among commentators: It is first of all the United States which leads an existential combat. An existential fight in what they consider as their essence: to be the First, the Sovereign, the Master of the World. The American …

The citizens of the north of Kosovo have been living under, until now, probably the most intense danger to their existence and bare life, depending on the decisions and moves of the high political elites from Serbia and Kosovo. Ahead of the meeting of the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, …

Imperialism and colonialism One of the focal historical features of the western (West European) civilization was and is imperialistic colonization followed by the brutal social, economic, political, financial, etc. exploitation of the local peoples and their cultures. By some academic understanding and formal definition, imperialism is a process of extending …