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Green Shoots in Serbia a Worry for Ruling Party and Opponents

Never before seen as a priority for impoverished Serb voters, green issues are forcing themselves onto the political agenda ahead of elections expected next year, with repercussions for the ruling party and its longtime opponents. From protests against small hydropower plants in the south to anger over air pollution made …

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Belgrade’s ‘Serbian World’ Fantasies Jeopardise Balkan Cooperation

There’s little chance of cross-border economic cooperation projects like the ‘Open Balkan’ initiative being truly successful while political leaders in Belgrade continue to dream of a greater Serbian state encompassing the territory and citizens of neighbouring countries. Damir Marusic and Benjamin Haddad of the Atlantic Council, a US think-tank, published …

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Israel intel officials met with Libya candidate for President

Israeli intelligence officials met privately this month with the son of Libya’s top warlord to discuss his 2021 presidential candidacy, a signal that Israel is suppo rting his bid, a source familiar with the meeting told the Washington Free Beacon. Saddam Haftar has been quietly seeking Western backing for his …

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