Are we victims of the collision between new and old Europe?


Nano Ruzhin Unless they get a date for the start of negotiations or if it is set, North Macedonia and Albania will still pay the price of the EU’s unpleasant experiences with former Soviet bloc member states. These countries, which have long gained EU membership, formally fulfill all the principles of representative democracy. They regularly […]

What is the Macedonian national interest?


Nano Ruzhin Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? This genealogical title is the name of the famous Gauguin painting created in 1898 painted during his stay in Tahiti. The association of the three titled dilemmas is also metaphorical for the situation in our country. Since independence, these issues have […]

The middle class decided on Tsipras’ fate


Nano Ruzhin In diplomacy, there is a sacred rule that reads: “Diplomacy is the art of telling people the worst things, but in the most elegant way possible”. But how can one interpret the defeat of Alexis Tsipras in the most elegant manner, without misusing diplomacy? In the region, many diplomats, analysts and citizens are […]

NATO between Putin’s threats and Trump’s sarcasm


Nano Ruzin When the Allies celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Washington Treaty in 1999, which created the Alliance, at the same time mobilizing the physical, spiritual and geopolitical visions of the upcoming NATO enlargement process. It was these decisions that helped define the contours of the “new NATO” for the 21st century. On April […]