Belgrade -Skopje: Updating the balance of power
By Selim Ibraimi-Center for Security Studies and Development-Macedonia (CSSD) The last political developments in the Balkan region indicate that they’re not economic and democratic prosperity from the weak governments. There are factors that have led to the Balkans countries to experience the drastic financial decline of production and ultimately theContinue Reading
Climate change, growing threat to national security
By Blerim Abedini – Center for Security Studies and Development-Macedonia (CSSD) Something is clear and understandable. Today we can see migration of people done by different reasons either as a result of human or naturally induced pressures.We need to be prepared to meet the challenges of human migration andContinue Reading
Warning signs in the Balkans. National security at stake
By Blerim Abedini, Center for Security Studies and Development-Macedonia (CSSD) The political stability in the region is a work in progress and may affect the region’s ability to respond to climate changes. The floodwaters have also washed away the signs that warn of fields of landmines planted during the BalkanContinue Reading
Dehumanizing Machiavelli in Skopje
By Selim Ibraimi -Center for Security Studies and Development-Macedonia (CSSD) Statues with antique style traveled for years on cargo ship and heavy trucks to Macedonia, only to achieve goals and historic assumption of politicians of poor and fragile country with 12 billion GDP. How wrong can be understand the placeContinue Reading
Niccolo Machiavelli still relevant in international politics
An analysis to events in politics and government.Continue Reading
U.S. and Russia collide on Europe’s heartland
Selim Ibraimi- Center for Security Studies and Development- Macedonia (CSSD) As Russia became more undemocratic and adopted a hard line approach toward U.S and EU, the international political arena in last ten years hasn’t seen warm diplomatic relations between former Presidents Bush and Putin or a very good relationship betweenContinue Reading
Conference: CSSD’s paper on Violent Extremism
Fighting Violent Extremism. Empowering local partners.Conference at Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Skopje.Research paper by CSSD-Macedonia. @2016 Continue Reading
The year of shock for the EU. An arms race coming to the Balkans?
By Selim Ibraimi- Center for Security Studies and Development- Macedonia (CSSD) War and peace, how state security must be preserved in multi dimensional world, where non-state actors play an important role in shaping policies and strategies of government. International conflicts and war on terrorism has change the way, how weContinue Reading