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
Workshop on CVE
Two external collaborators of the CSSD-Macedonia Nebi Sadiku of Municipality of Tetovo and Xhemal Qamili of Municipality of Tearce, Macedonia, participated in the regional workshop on how to prevent the radicalization in the region, organized by Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) Tirana, Albania with support by US EmbassyContinue Reading
The Balkans: One arena in the standoff
[starlist][/starlist] By Blerim Abedini, the Center for Security Studies and Development- Macedonia(CSSD) Cohesion between the three economies in the Balkans as are capitalist, socialist and mixed, these brought the major world powers in the peninsula. The Balkans is an old US event. Apparently Bosphor channel represents geopolitical interests in theContinue Reading
Balkans:Chinese engagement in the field of infrastructure
By Blerim Abedini, the Center for Security Studies and Development- Macedonia(CSSD). China faces a new challenge, to compete with technological innovations and studies which will rank among the developed countries. The Gross Domestic Product(GDP) in China reported by the World Bank Group was worth 10354.80 billion US dollars inContinue Reading
Summary of CSSD publications for second quarter
[dropcap][/dropcap][highlight][/highlight] I. CSSD publications for year 2016 1.”The Cold Peace” – 10 years of geopolitical reconfigurations in the Balkans Author: Selim Ibraimi Publisher:CSSD-Macedonia, 2016 2.Extremism Studies:Global Threat,Local Solutions Publisher:CSSD-Macedonia ,2016 Author: Selim Ibraimi 3.Policy paper:”How to fight the monster” Publisher:CSSD-Macedonia, 2016 Author: Selim Ibraimi 4.Policy paper:Cyber warfare in theContinue Reading
THE ELEMENTS OF POWER
CSSD editor’s choice: These metals have become the building blocks of modern society; their properties are now essential for nearly all our electronic, military, and “green” technologies. But their growing use is not without environmental, economic, and geopolitical consequences. Our future hinges on a set of elements that few ofContinue Reading




