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NATO EXPANSION AND UKRAINE CONFLICT ANALYSIS
(a slightly revised and updated version of my paper presented at the 2024 Valdai annual conference)
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The Left in Macedonia: between fall and rise
This analysis explores the potential for the revival of the left (with a lowercase "l") in the region, driven by two key factors: my recent political…
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THE SECOND COMING OF TRUMP
Around twenty years ago, when the European Peace University near the Austrian town of Stadtschlaining was still operational, I had close conversations…
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WHO LIVED TO SEE THE CEASEFIRE?
I just read the breaking news: a ceasefire has been declared!
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WHAT DO GREENLAND AND MACEDONIA HAVE IN COMMON?
At first glance, the answer to what a distant, massive island and a small landlocked country have in common seems simple: absolutely nothing!
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A Winter Tale Straight from the Pages of Chekhov
In a small Balkan town, governed by a primitive version of the Byzantine spirit—filled with envy and incompetence—a remarkable event takes place…
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BALKANIZATION AND/OR EUROPEANIZATION
This column is inspired by the statements of two individuals who could not be more different or further apart in every sense of the word (origin…
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Geopolitical Games, Human Loss
The Misplaced Focus in War Narratives
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The Hypocrisy of Holiday Cheer
At this time of year, between Catholic and Orthodox Christmas, social media is overflowing with various quips, most of which revolve around happiness…
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December 2024

Western Balkans and the Multipolar Puzzle: between the West and the Rest
(presentation at the conference held in October 2024 for which I was fired by my Faculty's dean from the position of head of Global Changes Center)
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A Colored Revolution in Serbia
Once Again?
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What would Camus say today if he looked at today's violent destruction, moral decay, and ignominy ?
Let us recall Camus' renowned 1957 speech (delivered just two years before my birth)—or at least this powerful excerpt:
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