A parade of shame
Vladimir Putin gave a 10-minute speech in Red Square celebrating the victory in World War II. He did not say the word “Ukraine” once. At least 8 million Ukrainians gave their lives so that Putin could continue to declare victory…
Prof. Dr. Orhan Dragaš
The only thing going well for Russia has been raising the iron curtain
Russia’s new foreign policy strategy sounds like one of those papers that will forever stay in a drawer, useless, because it cannot be implemented. Moscow continues to simulate important state affairs, specifically foreign policy, and it still tries to adapt…
Wet and sick dreams of a new world
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow awakened some old emotions about the strength and power of the great Eastern despots, as opposed to inhumane Western capitalism. Hearts of those nostalgic for the days of the Soviet Union and Mao’s…
Russophobia exists only in Russia
Bashar al-Assad visited Vladimir Putin in Moscow. It was a friendly meeting between two autocrats who understand the other’s difficulties, partly because of the war they are both waging, and partly because they are isolated from most of the world.…
Mobilisation in Georgia, Moldova and Serbia
In Georgia, they are called Georgian Dream, and they have been in power since 2012. They were founded by former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, who made a fortune in Russia during the 1990’s. In Moldova they are called Shor, and…
Alternatives for Kosovo – between politics and psychiatry
Vučić’s critics were malicious before he left for the meeting in Brussels, and sadistic when he returned and explained the situation regarding Kosovo on RTS. As members of the opposition, they have been waiting for this moment for ten years,…
Lessons on indecisiveness from 1948
Around this time 75 years ago, a storm was brewing in Josip Broz Tito’s cabinet. Alternatives were tested on how to respond to Big Brother from Moscow if he made an aggressive move. The generals and security officers probably briefed…
The first and last anniversary
Vladimir Putin received a standing ovation from thousands of his supporters a year ago at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium. He addressed them wearing a jacket that cost between ten and twelve thousand euros. A year later, at the beginning of this…
Russia’s gift at the end of the Kosovo negotiations
Russia is doing a great service to Serbia, helping it to make important decisions at the end of Kosovo negotiations. When the difficult and complicated talks about Kosovo are over, with compromise and equal dissatisfaction of both Belgrade and Pristina,…
Balkan crises are solved simultaneously – or not at all
The acceleration of the agreement between Belgrade and Pristina in the past year happened because the United States got involved more actively than before. Being the most powerful country in the world shook things up. But the US accelerated the…