By Professor Thomas Shannon Stiles Part 3- The Expansion and the Current Crisis In October 2006, over 78% of Panamanians voted in support of the $5.25 billion Canal expansion which was to include: two new sets of single-lane, three-step locks (one set at the Atlantic entrance and one at theContinue Reading
By Selim Ibraimi- Center for Security Studies and Development (CSSD) The state security dilemma for the Balkan states lies in the tendency of governments to go back in history. Alliances have an important and center role in Balkan politics. States and governments seems that don’t want progress, membership on NATOContinue Reading
Will Skopje’s Wiretap Scandal Drive It Closer to Russia? By Besir Ceka Macedonia is embroiled in a deep political crisis. Since February of this year, over 500 wiretapped recordings of alleged conversations of various officials, including the sitting Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and some of his cabinet members, haveContinue Reading
By Selim Ibraimi- Founder of the Center for Security Studies and Development The last military and police intervention in the city of Kumanovo have brought the memories of the Balkan Wars. What is going on in Macedonia? Finally by all indicators Macedonia, becomes a flashpoint in the region. The ethnicContinue Reading
By Selim Ibraimi-Founder of Center for Security Studies and Development- Macedonia According to the latest reports, political forces in Serbia and Macedonia are turning the region into a ‘battlefield’ and military polygon. However, due to Russian expansion, States of Eastern Europe and the Balkans could ”construct” new zones of “ColdContinue Reading
Selim Ibraimi holds a Ph.D. in Political Sciences from SEEU, an M.A. in International Relations from Webster University in the United States, and a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Tirana, Albania. Berat Azizi– Head of print publications @ISSDNMacedonia. BA in Journalism, University ofContinue Reading