Intelligence and cyber warfare
The Byzantine Empire was the first to create a “Bureau of Barbarians” and use it to great effect. It gathered information from all neighboring enemies states (ruler’s personality, power struggles, local customs, etc.), it analyzed reports arriving from envoys, it organized visits for foreign diplomats to Constantinople, and did almostContinue Reading
Empress Irene:Connecting women to the Silk Road
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NPR:Mentoring Program Works To Prevent Radicalization
DINA TEMPLE-RASTON, NPR-The most effective de-radicalization programs build trust and then challenges a jihadist mindset. A version of this program in Copenhagen, Denmark, is called VINK. A counselor explains the process and the lessons it might hold for the U.S. http://www.npr.org/2016/09/05/492727640/mentoring-program-works-to-prevent-radicalization-in-copenhagen AUDIO: Photo.Washington PostContinue Reading
MACEDONIA IS STANDING OUT OF BALKAN ENERGY UNION
( Intelligence Unit of CSSD-Macedonia)– An Energy Union is on the rise in the Balkan Peninsula.Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) is going to play a proxy tool for the world powers on building a new energy infrastructure. Regional powers as Turkey and Russia may push Macedonia on wrong directions. US alliesContinue Reading
Two different scenarios for the Western Balkans
By Selim Ibraimi -(CSSD) Russia and Turkey are before historic moments and both forces claim to bring a new order in the Balkans, Caucasus and Middle East. From the historical aspect of the XV century, Russo-Turkish rivalry has grown in the Black Sea, Crimean Tatars and was more dynamic in theContinue Reading
Expansion of NATO.Russia and the neutrality of Macedonia
By Blerim Abedini, the Center for Security Studies and Development- Macedonia(CSSD) The bilateral agreements by demonstrating military forces represent an escalation of the situation. It seems history rewrite errors that will serve back to people for finding solution. The Europe, which is situated extremely in North-Atlantic Alliance, has contradictions withContinue Reading
Ancient Persia at War
“Shadows in the Desert” offers a comprehensive history of Persia’s wars with East and West The empires of ancient Persia remain as mysterious today as they were to contemporary Western scholars. Although Alexander the Great’s conquest of Persia is legendary, the military successes of the Achaemenid, Parthian, and Sassanian empires,Continue Reading
US National Security team arrives in Macedonia
Charles A Kupchan senior US official has visited Macedonia holding meetings with state and senior political officials.On Tuesday US VP Joe Biden will visit Kosovo and Serbia. US National Security Adviser Charles A Kupchan with the leader of the Albanian opposition Party DPA Menduh Thaci. On June 2013 CSSDContinue Reading
Empire of cotton
The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality to the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism. Cotton is so ubiquitous as to be almost invisible, yet understanding its history is key to understanding the origins of modern capitalism. SvenContinue Reading
Erdogan and Putin renew ties during visit to Russia
By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Tuesday to restore economic ties damaged after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane in November. The pair shook hands and exchanged pleasantries after meeting at Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, with Erdogan thanking PutinContinue Reading