SERBIAN DINAR IN CASH AS A MEANS OF STATE-SPONSORED TERRORISM AGAINST KOSOVO
Meliza Haradinaj- By closing down five locations of Serbian illegal bank branches in Kosovo’s northern territory, Kosovo has also: 1. Stopped massive money laundering for #Serbia’s high officials’ personal interests (SNS Party); 2. Discontinued the criminal activities (‘projects’) announced by Serbia’s illegal parallel structures, cash-financed by #SerbianDinars by Serbia, acquiredContinue Reading
Applying a rational framework to foreign policy
Selim Ibraimi- Implementing a realistic foreign policy in certain periods of global uncertainty is quite a difficult mission. While globalization and new technology are reducing the capacities of fragile states to become important actors in international politics, the dependence between the big and the weak continues. Historically, small states haveContinue Reading
“Russia is interested in chaos.” There is talk of a new war in the Balkans
By Vasily Vermensky One of the first to raise the specter of a military catastrophe in the region was a little-known member of the People’s Assembly of Serbia from the ruling Serbian Progressive Party, Vladimir Djukanovic. Shortly after the start of the war in Ukraine, he tweeted: “ It seems to meContinue Reading
What to do about the Association
Daniel Serwer – May 17, 2024 – The inevitable question today for those who think about the Balkans is what to do about the Association/Community of Serb-majority Municipalities. Belgrade wants it formed by statute inside Kosovo. The Americans and Europeans are insisting on it. The Kosovo authorities are resisting it. What should beContinue Reading
Competition in a narrow geopolitical area
Selim Ibraimi- As uncertainty continues around the globe, in Europe, and especially in the Balkans, the debate on whether governments will fulfill their pre-election promises remains to be seen. Meanwhile, some events in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Serbia have been important and influential for other geopolitical actorsContinue Reading
Ursula von der Leyen: Maqedonia e V. të bëjë respektimin e plotë të marrëveshjeve të saja detyruese, përfshirë Marrëveshjen e Prespës
“Që Maqedonia e Veriut të vazhdojë rrugën e saj të suksesshme për anëtarësimin në BE, është thelbësore që vendi të vazhdojë në rrugën e reformave dhe respektimin e plotë të marrëveshjeve të saja detyruese, përfshirë Marrëveshjen e Prespës”– ka shkruar në X, Ursula von der Leyen nga Komisioni Evropian. PasContinue Reading
Përpjekje për të hyrë në qeveri përmes kërcënimeve
Nga Selim Ibraimi- Nga takimi i djeshëm i BDI-së në Reçicë, mund të konstatojmë se kjo parti është e gatshme të negociojë me Mickoskin e VMRO-së në bazë të kritereve të VMRO-së dhe asgjë tjetër. Dëshira për të qenë pjesë e qeverisë së re është e madhe. Duke u thirrurContinue Reading
The American ambassador to North Macedonia Angela Aggeler congratulates the new president Gordana Siljanovska
My heartfelt congratulations to Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova on her historic election as the first female president of North Macedonia. Congratulations also to all those citizens who exercised their right to vote yesterday in presidential and parliamentary elections. The United States will continue to support your goals for the security, prosperity, andContinue Reading
ETHNIC LEGITIMACY IS CRUCIAL TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF A NEW GOVERNMENT IN NORTH MACEDONIA
By Dr. Selim Ibraimi, (U.S.)- The winning party in North Macedonia, VMRO-DPMNE, has achieved extraordinary results in defeating the SDSM by large margins in the parliamentary and presidential elections. The presidential candidate Gordana Siljanovska has won 2 to 1 in the results against the current candidate Stevo Pendarovski. According toContinue Reading