John Peeplefox

Government, police and citizens

How many are there and what are they like?

With slightly more than 41.000 members, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) is the largest armed formation on the territory of Serbia, but it is very difficult to assess its true strength. And that's not only because it's not known what the actual number of the unit is, but also because the MUP "suffers" from very high politicization of the leadership structures and very strange and inappropriate connections of the lower echelons with the underground

Vojkan Kostić

Fire on the walls of the Niš fortress

Whom to believe: Vučić or your own eyes

Instead of answering questions about the organization of the meeting, fire protection measures and the actions of those responsible, the public received claims from the authorities that there was no damage and that the footage showing the fire was the product of artificial intelligence.

Ana Adamovic

Inner voice

How to learn from mistakes

We are among the nations that must ask ourselves questions about the mistakes in setting national goals throughout history and finally focus on building strong independent institutions that will be able to resist abuse attempts, which at the same time would mean that we finally become a true political community with a division of power and a focus on freedom

Aleksandar Dimitrijevic

Francuska

A fiery start to the school year

The protests of French high school students not only do not abate, but have become almost the opening news of all the world's media, with terrifying images of naked police violence. The devastating picture of French education today is essentially just a picture and an opportunity of continuous neglect and collapse of public administration in general, and education in particular, which during Macron's two-mandate period 2017-2027 experienced its sadly obvious peak

Ivan Šepić

Parliamentary elections in Israel

Where does the Goebbels spirit come from?

Ahead of the Oct. 27 election, the central issue of the campaign is the question of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's (see photo) responsibility for the Hamas massacre three years ago. About 70 percent of voters say that the topic will influence their decision

Bosko Jaksic

Phenomenon Zafranović

Chronicle of evil, cruelty and madness

Golden age '42 Children of Kozara, directed by Lordan Zafranović

Zoran Jankovic

Phenomenon Zafranovic (2)

Children of Kozara – a historian's view

The memoirs of children adopted by Ustasha-friendly and strongly Catholic families show that this process was no different from what happened in Spain after the Civil War, under the regime of Francisco Franco, when the children of murdered or imprisoned republicans were placed in Francoist families to be raised as "good" Spanish fascists.

Rory Yeomans

Essay

In the Great Century Theater (2)

On the occasion of the reissue: Michael Bulgakov,
The Life of Mr. De Moliere, Brotherhood of hypocrites,
Zepter Book World, Belgrade, 2026, translated by Milan Čolić

Bojan Kovačević

Interview: Vladislava Vojnović

The students don't surprise me, we surprise me

"The one who remains stuck in the sphere of traumatic experiences, who constantly thinks that, here, while we are talking about the book, someone is given the wrong diagnosis, someone is sloppily operated on, someone is receiving therapy that they do not need, someone is losing their hair, that person has a problem because living in fear is not life, and psychotherapy is an expensive thing."

Vojislava Crnjanski Spasojevic

Essay

Was Bora Stanković a traitor?

In search of Tashan the premiere of the "Bora Stanković" Theater in Vranje, with which "Bora's days" begin on October 21, in the year when the 150th anniversary of the birth of the writer is celebrated. In the play, Stanković's fate, his search for the lost Tašana, for the drama he is trying to rewrite, but also for the character of a woman who moved from the local Vranje mythology to literature, are intertwined. The text and direction are written by Nebojsa Bradić

Nebojsa Bradić

In memoriam - Goran Bare (1965–2026)

Heavy tears

Goran Bare, frontman of the band Mothers, died in Zagreb on October 9 at the age of 62. He left behind not only a musical legacy of a dozen albums, but also, perhaps more importantly, an authentic rock attitude as a pledge to future generations of musicians that they can still sing and love in our language.

Marjan Čakarević

Trouble for the mayor

Šapić survived October 6th

Aleksandar Šapić politically survived October 6 and the session of the City Assembly, where his dismissal was not even discussed. The opposition promised to formally request it in the coming period, although it is clear that they do not have the majority. For now, the opponents of the government, as well as the citizens, only have the promise of the acting president of the state, Ana Brnabić, that "everyone will see in the future what will be the position of the party" of which Šapić is the vice president. Until then, the regime will be silent, just as now the first man of the city is loudly silent, who was again not at the session where objectively it was a key topic

Danilo Savic

Election propaganda: Progressives and women

House, children and to be quiet

In this campaign, Aleksandar Vučić hardly gave a speech without mentioning women. Sam explained why: a woman is responsible because she has to take care of the house, children and parents. That compliment contains his entire idea of a woman, but also the boundary beyond which a woman ceases to be "ours" and becomes an enemy.

Jovana Gligorijevic

Interview: Sara Valentik, Student List

Serbia must be a country without corruption and mafia

"The student list has a large number of expert people from various fields - health, agriculture, culture and others. We have the opportunity to create solutions and make proposals together, because each of us is an expert in a certain field. Together we can reach our goal"

Vladimira Dorčova Valtner

Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Dodik's return, if he was going anywhere...

Ethno-nationalists won on all sides, voters narrowed national and clientelistic lines, because how else to analyze the state of society in which Mićo Kraljević, a man convicted of kidnapping another member of parliament and with a confirmed indictment for glorifying war criminals, received 7500 votes, while lawyer and activist in the fight for the protection of human rights Jovana Kisin won 1800 votes. Corruption, crime and crimes have become value paradigms of this society

Tanja Topic

Personal attitude

Obstetric violence and patient rights

Pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy loss are among the most sensitive experiences in a woman's life. In those moments, she is often in pain, fear and uncertainty, relying on the knowledge and help of health workers. Therefore, the way doctors, midwives and other staff address her, inform her and involve her in decision-making can significantly affect not only her immediate experience, but also her physical and mental health after leaving the hospital.

Sanja Radivojevic

Inner voice

Stigmatization, the greatest enemy of mental health

One hospitalization leads to ostracism, loneliness, silence: no one will allow you to talk about your inner life, or at every attempt to start a personal story, they will simply say or at least think: "Oh, let him go, schizophrenic". "No one" should also include family members and spouses, as research shows that, due to the fear of being stigmatized, they too often decide to stop contact with the patient.

Aleksandar Dimitrijevic

The war in Ukraine

The Missile Crisis on the Eastern Front

While Russia has been stepping up its long-range air strike campaign with ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones for weeks, Ukraine is facing its most dramatic shortage of anti-aircraft missiles since the start of the war. In order to alleviate the "missile crisis" at least to some extent, Germany promised additional aid of 1,3 billion euros

Vojkan Kostić

Cinema

For men and for crying

Heart of the Beast, directed by David Ayer, starring Brad Pitt

Zoran Jankovic

History teaches us

How censorship saved the gendarme from crocodiles

In the time of King Alexander, the task of the press was to glorify the work of the government and ministers in every way, even when it was obvious that the truth was being concealed. Police and gendarmerie abuses were not allowed to be written about even when they were evident, and the censors saw danger in everything, even in fairy tales.

Ivana Dobrivojevic Tomic

Culture

Watering and nurturing the art of animation

Of the three festivals specialized in animation in Serbia, only one survived this year - Animator Fest in Jagodina. This edition of his is a good recipe for surviving in impossible conditions

Andrijana Ružić

Enjoyment time

Mimic

Srdjan Nikolic

Elections 2026 (2)

Winner takes all.

I think that Vučić counted until the last hour that he would manage to divide and tear the Student List, either on personal or ideological grounds.

Đorđe Vukadinović

To meet the elections

Electoral engineering of SNS in Republika Srpska

There is a justified suspicion that the organization of "voting phalanxes" is being prepared, which political structures organize to collect, register, direct and, as necessary, bring to certain polling stations in order to achieve a pre-planned election result.

Tanja Topic

Inner voice

Choice, as proud as it sounds

The upcoming parliamentary elections do not seem like an election at all, but rather an unusual situation in which the conquerors and destroyers of the beginnings of Serbia's democratic development will be replaced by voting. Therefore, they should be seen as "zero elections", where victory in completely irregular conditions will allow us to start building the foundations of political society again and defend it from a new collapse. This is now Neretva and Sutjeska, Thermopylae and Kajmačkalan

Aleksandar Dimitrijevic

In memoriam: Stjepan Džimi Stanić, 1929–2026

Suzy, Dizzy… and Sinatra

When he was expected to perform in old people's homes, Jimi also filled new representative venues in Zagreb ("Močvara", "Tvornica kulture" - Christmas parties accompanied by "The Boys") and gathered audiences in clubs elsewhere in his country. "I will retire only when I collapse on the stage," he declared. It almost happened that way

Dragan Kremer

Festival

Who do the ukermerkers dream of?

The 20th Festival of European Poetry showed that poets are not what they used to be. Now they write about the fear of fascism, ecological destruction, injustice, people who kill animals, about YOU...

Vojislava Crnjanski Spasojevic