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Once, there was a special world, if not closed off then at least hidden. The communist regime had ensconced it well, having tolerated it and even used it for its own interests but otherwise behaving as if it did not exist. The post-communist quarter century repositioned it not only at the centre of many social […]

We will not present the most important messages in D. Trump’s September 19 speech at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in the order of their importance but rather in the order in which they were listed by the speaker. Except for the opinion whose importance he outlined himself on his own Twitter account, namely: “The […]

“Ariel: Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” (The Tempest, William Shakespeare)   17 September 2017. A wonderful autumn day. Over 30 degrees Celsius in the air and a sublime blue sky. Out of the wonderful clear sky, starts a storm whose wind gusts surpass 100 km/h from one minute to the next, […]

The 72nd edition of the UN General Assembly is, as usual, the appropriate opportunity for global leaders to outline the current state of global affairs. They will be able to do this by revealing the issues that preoccupy their own countries and regions, while at the same time presenting what must be done to improve […]

In Belgrade, Premier Ana Brnabic recently participated in the Gay Pride march, in a first for Serbia. Meanwhile, preparations for the anti-gay referendum have started in Bucharest. Serbia is one of the few European countries that is not a member of the EU. Until recently, it experienced a regime that was ultra-nationalist and which invoked […]

A note posted on the Tweeter page of UK’s prestigious Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs), on 14 September 2017, signals an unavoidable reality in the field of identifying major trends in international relations, regardless from what geographical or ideological standpoint one looks at it. Here is the note: “The EU and China have […]

“Nationalism is a condition of mind, feeling or sentiment of a group of people living in a well-defined geographical area, speaking a common language, possessing a culture that expresses the aspirations of the nation, having a common tradition and, in some cases, a common religion.” An intellectual creation stemming from a strong positive feeling, as […]

Browsing through familiar twitter accounts led me to a communique posted on the webpage of the Russian embassy in London, which reiterates the information broadcast by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: “@MFA_Russia: Moscow is ready to discuss extending START treaty for another 5 years, if that is the intention of the US Government.” The […]

Ruling power leader Liviu Dragnea and Opposition leader Ludovic Orban met at the grave of Avram Iancu, in the Apuseni Mountains. Military leader of the Moti in 1848-1849, during the battles with Hungarian revolutionaries, today Avram Iancu is a symbol of Romanian nationalism. Consequently, numerous leaders have paid their respects to him in the last […]

Bearing in mind the tense situation in Eastern Europe, where a pronounced deterioration of the security situation became noticeable starting in March 2014 as a result of the events in Ukraine and of subsequent events – the annexation of Crimea, NATO’s response by beefing-up its military deployments in the region in order to reassure allies […]