Geopolitics and politics

Пише: професор Слободан Самарџић

Ко је човек широког осмеха и леденог погледа који већ данима угрожава Александра Вучића на његовом постољу прве медијске личности Србије. Није ваљда статус Трамповог пуног поверења који ужива Ричард Гренел узрок толике домаће популарности. Један амбасадор у једној важној европској држави доживео је овде златне тренутке медијске промоције. Било је довољно да га Трамп произведе у специјалног посредника за разговоре „Београда и Приштине“ па да засија на небу наше јавности онолико брзо колико је замркао Метју Палмер, познат као помоћник заменика или обратно. И поврх свега, амбасадор и преговарачки посредник Гренел бива катапултиран у директора Националне обавештајне службе САД, капе свих обавештајних служби у земљи опште обавештајне фасцинације. То у нашој земљи као последњој провицијалној забити изазива врхунско одушевљење. Усхићене честитке два провинцијална функционера, Марка Ђурића и Хашима Тачија, говоре о катализаторској моћи америчке политичке шараде којом се обједињују завађени локални вазали.

The conversation with Professor Dejan Mirović was led by Veljko Zeljković

After Kosovo and Montenegro, the focus of US policy will again be BiH, i.e. Republika Srpska. The ultimate goal of Washington's new diplomatic offensive will be to reduce Russian influence in the Balkans, Dejan Mirovic, a professor at the Faculty of law in Kosovska Mitrovica, believes, stressing that the process will go “step by step”.

First, they destroyed the Serbian resistance in Kosovo and Metohija. They imposed the Brussels agreement, abolished the Serbian police, judiciary and civil protection and are now completing their plan in this southern Serbian province. Montenegro's turn has come, and Republika Srpska will become Washington's new target after it, because Serbs are the strongest there. I assume they will try to further degrade the competences of the institutions of Republika Srpska. Therefore, Milorad Dodik will find himself under a barrage of fire and pressure from the Western power centers. And this is not because he is a Russian obedient servant, as he is called in the West, but because Dodik is one of the biggest advocates of the original Dayton Agreement – Mirovic pointed out in an interview for “Glas Srpske”.

Пише: професор Слободан Самарџић

Сада можемо бити сигурни да је Европска унија и формално прихватила Макронову иницијативу из новембра прошле године о „реформи приступног процеса“. (О томе смо писали here). Пре неколико дана Европска комисија је сачинила одговарајући документ и проследила га другим институцијама на даљи поступак (вид.here). Коначан изглед документа биће, међутим, познат тек после самита ЕУ (Европског савета) у мају ове године. Иако су могуће одређене измене, текст који је понудила Комисија пружа довољан повод за размишљање.

Written By: Miloš Zdravković

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's tour of the post-Soviet space is over. The head of the State Department visited Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The visit did not have an agenda. in Washington, it was decided to continue a new course in the area of strategic interests of Russia with the help of American investments in the region, revitalizing political dialogue and cooperation.

Written By: Gideon Levy

It is very important to remember the past; it is no less important to be aware of the present without turning a blind eye. Dozens of statesmen who came to Israel yesterday may remember the past, but they consciously obscure the present, Israeli author Gideon Levy said in an op-ed on International Holocaust Remembrance Day and a visit by world leaders, published in Haaretz newspaper.

Dragana Trifkovic eurasia.expert

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko paid an official visit to Serbia in early December . In Belgrade, Aleksandar Lukashenko spoke with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. The heads of state discussed the development of political dialogue and economic cooperation between the countries. How would you assess the outcome of the meeting between the two presidents? What was the main reason for Lukashenko's visit to Belgrade?

I think that the visit of the Belarusian president to Serbia was successful and that it was useful to both sides. The reason for the visit was the strengthening of cooperation between Serbia and Belarus. Our two countries have been in friendly relations since the very beginning of diplomatic relations (since Belarus became independent after the collapse of the USSR). This year we celebrated 25 years of diplomatic relations between Serbia and Belarus. I think that this visit of President Lukashenko was carried out in order to confirm good relations.

Written By: Nikola Milovancev

The Parliament of Montenegro adopted a legal act of absurd name - "law on freedom of religion". It is absurd because it is cynical to cover legal and political violence and the attempt to seize other people's property with the word "freedom". Although the use of this law (if it were to be applied) could lead to usurpation of property and other religious communities, it is clear that the attack refers primarily to the property of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SoC). Some lawyers, exponents of the current government in Montenegro, are trying to argue for the "democraticity" of this law and explain its compliance with "European legal standards".

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We talked with Dr. Dejan Mirovic, a professor at the Faculty of law in Kosovska Mitrovica about the new law on freedom of religion adopted in Montenegro.