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Why Russia Is Bombing Kyiv Harder Than Ever
The answer is not complicated and cynical. It is incentives.

May 26, 2026 | OPINION, NEWSLETTER, WAR IN UKRAINE, WARS & CONFLICTS

By Roman Sheremeta Kyiv burned last night. For most of seven hours, between 1 a.m. and dawn,...

Mickoski’s policy toward the EU is not a mistake
The blockade of North Macedonia’s European path is not accidental. It is a systematic policy sold as dignity, but ending in isolation.

May 16, 2026 | OPINION, EUROPEAN UNION, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS

By Xhabir Deralla Several recent developments and statements reveal the main features of Prime...

The Blood Brotherhood They Want the World to Forget
The Nazi–Soviet alliance was buried, tolerated, and weaponized – a hard look at how the Kremlin erased Stalin’s alliance with Hitler and how the West learned to live with the lie.

May 9, 2026 | OPINION, ANALYSIS, HISTORY, NEWSLETTER

By Xhabir Deralla I grew up under the “soft” dictatorship of Tito’s socialist Yugoslavia. Soft, at...

If it’s written in the Balkans, it is not less true
Notes from the Balkans

May 8, 2026 | ESSAYS, DEMOCRACY, HYBRID THREATS, NEWSLETTER, OPINION, POLITICS

By Xhabir Deralla The Balkans are not behind the world. They are where the world arrives too late....

Between Deception and War: How the Kremlin Turns Ceasefires and Peace into Weapons
From Lavrov’s denials in 2022 to today’s “pause for a parade,” diplomacy remains part of the Kremlin’s war strategy, not a path to peace

May 5, 2026 | OPINION, ANALYSIS, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS, WAR IN UKRAINE

By Xhabir Deralla Russia’s proposal for a brief ceasefire around its 9 May military parade raises...

It’s Not AI That Failed — It’s Control: A Lesson from Lost Data
From a single misjudgment to systemic risk: how one AI error exposes the dangers of power without control

May 5, 2026 | AI & TECHNOLOGY, NEWSLETTER, POINT OF VIEW

By Vancho Ordanoski Chief Software Architect, Infoproject A company lost its entire database in a...

The Illusion of Freedom
Beyond the Press Freedom Index and World Press Freedom Day: a firsthand account of how media freedom is suffocated in real time

Apr 30, 2026 | OPINION, DEMOCRACY, MEDIA, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS

By Xhabir Deralla What the 2026 Index by Reporters Without Borders ultimately reveals is not...

Orbán is out. Who’s next?

Apr 13, 2026 | OPINION, DEMOCRACY, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS

By Xhabir Deralla Nine years after the fall of a regime – the one in my country – I couldn’t hide...

The End of Happy Globalization
Pandemic, war in Ukraine, conflict in the Middle East, and the U.S. withdrawal from international organizations have accelerated the end of an era. The emerging world order is based on military power and economic sovereignty.

Apr 11, 2026 | OPINION, NEWSLETTER, WORLD

By Olivier Védrine Director of the Jean Monnet Association The war waged by Russia against Ukraine...

A State of Party Loyalty or a State of Public Interest?

Apr 4, 2026 | OPINION, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS

By Aleksandar Ivanov How did we reach a point where institutions appear weakest precisely when...

Smiles, Handshakes, and War
A Warm Welcome for a War Criminal’s Envoy

Apr 3, 2026 | OPINION, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS

On the surface, this was a routine diplomatic ceremony—an almost dull occasion, the kind that...

Anything but the European Union

Apr 2, 2026 | OPINION, DEMOCRACY, NEWSLETTER, POLITICS

A sharp commentary on North Macedonia’s drift from the EU—nationalist populism, disinformation, and a growing authoritarian drive.

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