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Slovak “peace marches” stirred up pro-Russian sentiment in society

Michaela Ružičková

10.05.23

Marches calling for peace in Ukraine were held in Slovakia during February and early March 2023. Paradoxically, the peace marches served the Kremlin's...

Gender equality is the eternal effigy of the Church

Sonja Stojadinovic

08.05.23

Gender equality that women seek is neither a threat to society nor to the family, but solely to the misogynistic and patriarchal system that has oppressed women for...

Montenegro’s road to the EU is paved with disinformation

Tamara Cupać

19.04.23

Montenegro officially started negotiations with the European Union (EU) on June 29, 2012. On its path to integration, like the rest of Europe and the world, it was not and is not resistant to the power of propaganda, disinformation, and fake...

Macedonia and the EU: The negotiation framework is too narrow for the (dis)information

Sonja Kramarska

12.04.23

This was a start mired with confusion, uncertainty, political drama, and countless questions about whether Macedonia actually managed to hop on the European train or the train escaped yet...

Serbian and Russian disinformation – a threat to the democratic processes of Kosovo

Fitim Gashi

07.04.23

Disagreements among Western Balkan countries on initiatives such as "Open Balkans" and the gaps created due to the uncertainty of the European integration processes create the ground for external actors such as Serbia, Russia, and China to push for their...

People in Albania are tired of Brussels’ lip service

Alice Taylor

04.04.23

The problem with information around EU accession is the belief that the EU’s statements of support for the country’s accession are little more than lip...

The perils of the artificial intelligence utopia

Ridvan Peshkopia

03.03.23

AI showed to be able to construe juridic arguments and suggest decisions for civil and divorce cases. Evidence from AI apps in medicine shows its diagnostic capabilities. We learned that AI bots have defeated poker professionals and even the chess world champion Garry...

Bulgaria’s Deepening Political Crisis: An Opportunity to Separate the Wheat from the Chaff

Radosveta Vassileva

10.02.23

To restore democracy and the rule of law in Bulgaria, one must sideline all toxic actors – from those who inflicted damage on the country’s rule of law to the poisonous lookalikes flooding the political...

It’s about people but also about political calculations and cowardice

Ida Manton

25.01.23

The Macedonian OSCE Presidency slogan is "It's About People", so in that regard, it would be virtuous for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ask for assistance and support to the national interests, integrity, sovereignty, language and identity....

When failure to act is murder

Bojana Jovanovska

16.01.23

Impunity for all forms of gender-based violence gives rise to distrust in institutions and encourages repeat violence and its culmination in...

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