Tug of War in Macedonia
Will Skopje’s Wiretap Scandal Drive It Closer to Russia? By Besir Ceka Macedonia is embroiled in a deep political crisis. Since February of this year, over 500 wiretapped recordings of alleged conversations of various officials, including the sitting Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski and some of his cabinet members, haveContinue Reading
Unresolved issues but peace must be preserved
By Selim Ibraimi- Founder of the Center for Security Studies and Development The last military and police intervention in the city of Kumanovo have brought the memories of the Balkan Wars. What is going on in Macedonia? Finally by all indicators Macedonia, becomes a flashpoint in the region. The ethnicContinue Reading
Security report: A ‘Cold War’ era in Macedonia!
By Selim Ibraimi-Founder of Center for Security Studies and Development- Macedonia According to the latest reports, political forces in Serbia and Macedonia are turning the region into a ‘battlefield’ and military polygon. However, due to Russian expansion, States of Eastern Europe and the Balkans could ”construct” new zones of “ColdContinue Reading
Operating Officers
Selim Ibraimi holds a Ph.D. in Political Sciences from SEEU, an M.A. in International Relations from Webster University in the United States, and a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Tirana, Albania. Berat Azizi– Head of print publications @ISSDNMacedonia. BA in Journalism, University ofContinue Reading
Russia with proxy and hybrid tensions in the Balkans!
By Selim Ibraimi -The Center for Security Studies and Development-Macedonia –Gas transit lines, profiles of governments, and corridors that affect Macedonia and neighboring countries are hot spots of the race between the United States and Russia in the Balkans. 1. Ukraine and finally by all indicators including Macedonia, becomes theContinue Reading
Hungary, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey sign declaration on energy cooperation
Hungary Today-A pentalateral ministerial meeting initiated by the Hungarian Foreign Ministry was held in Budapest, on the issue of the future energy supply of the Central and South-East European region. The Foreign Affairs Ministers of Serbia, Greece and Macedonia and the Minister for EU Affairs of Turkey were welcomed byContinue Reading