The Balkan transition, an extended journey
By Blerim Abedini, the Center for Security Studies and Development, Macedonia(CSSD) Key factors for changes in the World. Recommendations of the EU and the US to transition countries. Balkan confrontations in the vacuum of transition. The USA continues to participate in Balkans peninsula developments. Historically USA has been key factorContinue Reading
“The Cold Peace”
A new book titled “THE COLD PEACE” (The 10 year of geopolitical reconfiguration in the Balkans) by Selim Ibraimi, author and the founder of the CSSD-Macedonia is published today. Students and academic institutions will have a opportunity to surf on his geopolitical analyses within 10 years of predictions on the Balkan’sContinue Reading
Tools to Prevent Violent Extremism
Coming up here in CSSD-Macedonia:Tools and strategies how to prevent the radicalization of population. Preventing Violent Extremism through empowering local partners (PVE) Author: Selim IbraimiContinue Reading
Attracting foreign direct investments
By Blerim Abedini- Center for Security Studies and Development- Macedonia (CSSD) The Western Balkans is moving to their position of socio-economic, cultural, educational and political stability. Is hard to forget historical moments brought by wars and victims of freedom. But Society doesn’t know else than progress. The process of transitionContinue Reading
The Panama Canal: A Century of Operation…
By Thomas Shannon Stiles-The Panama Canal: A Century of Operation and the Impact of the Expansion Project PART 2- Sovereignty Issues and Torrijos-Carter Treaties While there is a great deal of history detailing the political changes in Panama and the Canal, post construction, the most significant to this discussion isContinue Reading
17 years of NATO intervention in Kosovo war
Radio talk- podcast on Thursday, March 24, 2016. Talking about the role of NATO in the Kosovo war, 17 years after NATO bombing of Serbian forces. Online radio conference within cities of Tirana, Prishtina and Skopje. Radio Tirana is presented by Mr. Petro Kochi- Deputy Minister of Defense of Albania.Continue Reading
Smart diplomacy.Who will win?
By Selim Ibraimi – (Center for Security Studies and Development) China aggressively is pursuing a policy of “invading” economically the Balkans. Around 10 billion dollars of direct investment and loans of the Republic of China and 30 billion dollars of direct line of Chinese money are open packages for theContinue Reading
The Balkans revisited
By Selim Ibraimi-Center for Security Studies and Development-Macedonia (CSSD) Although Russia has move part of the military hardware from Syria, the landscape of competition between World Powers in the Balkans remains the same. The Europe and partially the Balkans become hot spot of Russia. The U.S., because of the ImperialContinue Reading