The patience, strategic thinking, and chess-like approach of China’s leadership have once again proven their strength. Even one of the oldest weekly publications in the world, the British conservative Spectator, ran a cover story with a title that says it all: ‘China Has Won...

The past few days have felt like a decisive chapter in the Ukrainian conflict – a time of mounting tensions, sudden twists, and a game of diplomatic ping-pong between Moscow and the West. The apparently divided and squabbling West now appears united in its support...

As we approach a major anniversary – 80 years since the defeat of fascism – a strange silence hangs over my country, Macedonia, and the broader region we now call the territory of former Yugoslavia. National authorities have been under sustained external (Western) pressure for...

Any relationship that endures for half a century is bound to be complex, marked by periods of harmony, tension, adaptation, and change. Sustaining such a relationship requires goodwill, mutual understanding, the ability to manage differences, and a commitment to respect. Over time, both partners evolve...

The ninety-day customs truce ‘graciously’ granted by Trump is rapidly expiring, placing European economies in a serious dilemma. A looming 20% tariff hangs like the Sword of Damocles over an economic sector already in decline, further accelerated by the current wave of militarisation. Europe has...

A friend from another country recently posted on social media, ‘I visited the exhibition The Road to Rejuvenation at the National Museum of China. It tells the harrowing story of the “Century of Humiliation”. Now I finally understand why every Chinese citizen feels compelled...

The West has long cherished political correctness as though it were a core democratic value. This drive to ‘civilise’ public discourse has been especially aimed at illiberal democracies or post-socialist societies that are still expected to become ‘true...

As the political West struggles to maintain cohesion in what often resembles a dysfunctional marriage – one seemingly heading toward an inevitable divorce – events unfolding on the other side of the world are fostering optimism and belief...

For nearly five months, Serbia has lived in a state of limbo – one that cannot be described as either political paralysis or transformation. Since the tragic railway station accident in Novi Sad, where the collapse of an awning claimed 16 lives (including children),...

In September 2024, a well-known media outlet from Albania reached out to me for my perspective on a recent €2.7 billion deal between France and Serbia, signed by Presidents Macron and Vučić, to provide the Serbian army with 12 Rafale fighter jets. Over the...