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Shameful. And Irresponsible.
On responsibility, decency, and the damage of the political circus

Feb 10, 2026 | OPINION, DEMOCRACY, NEWSLETTER

By Jabir Deralla Before surrendering another hour of your attention to today’s news cycle, pause...

Migration: Why North Macedonia Needs Strategy, Not Political Theater
Migration in North Macedonia is routinely weaponized as a tool of daily politics, stripped of humanitarian context and long-term thinking. This analysis argues for a fact-based, strategic approach aligned with EU standards—one that recognizes migration as a structural social issue rather than a source of manufactured crisis.

Feb 5, 2026 | POINT OF VIEW, NEWSLETTER, OPINION, POLITICS

By Oliver Andonov Migration and migrants are not merely a matter of geographic or spatial movement...

When Survival Is Branded as Politics
How delegitimising workers’ protests undermines democracy in an EU candidate country

Jan 29, 2026 | OPINION, HUMAN RIGHTS, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS

By Xhabir Deralla In recent days, workers’ protests in North Macedonia have exposed broader issues...

The threat is understood. The lines are drawn. The clock is ticking.
How democratic erosion from within accelerates authoritarian power — and why hesitation and delay now carry a lasting human cost

Jan 26, 2026 | DEMOCRACY, NEWSLETTER, OPINION, PROPAGANDA

By Jabir Deralla In the world as it is today, there is little room left for detached debates about...

A Trip to Berlin
For Professor Védrine, the Berlin Security Conference revealed an ignored reality: the Franco-German couple no longer exists. Washington now openly supports Germany as the continent’s sole leader.

Jan 9, 2026 | OPINION, EUROPEAN UNION, NEWSLETTER, SECURITY & DEFENSE

By Olivier Védrine Invited in November to the Berlin Security Conference to receive, on behalf of...

Back in the Baltic States
Professor Olivier Védrine returns from a conference in the Baltic States with some lessons he shares with us.

Dec 4, 2025 | OPINION, EUROPE, NATO, WAR IN UKRAINE

By Olivier Védrine Jean Monnet Association TdG. I was invited this November, after already being...

No Peace Without Justice, No Europe Without Ukraine
How a backroom deal threatens Ukraine’s sovereignty and Europe’s future

Nov 20, 2025 | OPINION, WAR IN UKRAINE

By Jabir Deralla When an aggressor speaks of ‘peace’ while his missiles still fall on cities and...

The elections and the coalition: VLEN has rocked Mickoski’s boat
However, in the complex ethnic structure of the country, this is not at all naive – we have incompetent leaders in power who came to that position with heated nationalist slogans. Now they can only reap the fruits. It’s bad that the consequences are - general!

Oct 28, 2025 | ELECTIONS, NEWSROOM, OPINION, POLITICS

LJUBOMIR KOSTOVSKI The ruling coalition has no ideological affinities – they won votes in the...

Thank You for Standing for Truth and Democracy
Defending Democracy: The Battlefield of Truth – Skopje, 8–10 October 2025

Oct 14, 2025 | EDITORIAL, DEMOCRACY

At a time when truth is under siege and disinformation corrodes public trust, democracy’s defense...

The Trickovski case has once again brought to the surface the selectivity of the authorities

Oct 14, 2025 | ANALYSIS, HATE SPEECH, OPINION

DRAGAN MISHEV In a Facebook comment regarding the case of the “suitcase” left at the...

Mickoski Boasts of Meeting Biković – But He Is Not Just an Actor, He Is Part of the Kremlin’s Hybrid Playbook

Sep 15, 2025 | OPINION

By Xhabir Deralla North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski proudly posted on Instagram...

When Truth Becomes Relative, Propaganda Wins

Sep 11, 2025 | OPINION

How propaganda blurs facts, erases victims, and distorts history. By Jabir Deralla “Truth is...

Category: OPINION

Back in the Baltic States
Professor Olivier Védrine returns from a conference in the Baltic States with some lessons he shares with us.

Back in the Baltic States

Professor Olivier Védrine returns from a conference in the Baltic States with some lessons he shares with us.

No Peace Without Justice, No Europe Without Ukraine
How a backroom deal threatens Ukraine’s sovereignty and Europe’s future

No Peace Without Justice, No Europe Without Ukraine

How a backroom deal threatens Ukraine’s sovereignty and Europe’s future

The elections and the coalition: VLEN has rocked Mickoski’s boat

However, in the complex ethnic structure of the country, this is not at all naive – we have incompetent leaders in power who came to that position with heated nationalist slogans. Now they can only reap the fruits. It’s bad that the consequences are - general!

Thank You for Standing for Truth and Democracy
Defending Democracy: The Battlefield of Truth – Skopje, 8–10 October 2025

Thank You for Standing for Truth and Democracy

Defending Democracy: The Battlefield of Truth – Skopje, 8–10 October 2025

The Trickovski case has once again brought to the surface the selectivity of the authorities

Mickoski Boasts of Meeting Biković – But He Is Not Just an Actor, He Is Part of the Kremlin’s Hybrid Playbook

When Truth Becomes Relative, Propaganda Wins

Truth Matters. Democracy Depends on It