International security expert Aleksandar Weisner explains and proposes strategies to protect citizens in Serbia from the regime's terror. Especially after the extraordinary parliamentary elections on October 25
The student protests will turn out to be one decisive layer of material embedded in the magnificent creation of the future democratic liberation. Regardless of when it will happen and who among us will be able to experience it
New Yorkers elected the leftist and Muslim Zohran Mamdani as mayor, who announced the fight against poverty and class inequality. Could such a miracle happen in Belgrade?
The fire becomes an eternal flame. The student rebellion made an incredible, until a short time ago, unimaginable contribution to the development of the democratic consciousness of this nation. Stop talking about them as the future. They are the present. We have been waiting for them for decades, let's not let them disperse. Reliance on violence is a reliable indicator that the regime is entering a terminal phase
Western countries are leading the way in promoting the key elements of democracy, and in the Balkans, Slovenia is clearly more successful, while Croatia and Montenegro are lagging behind, and Serbia and other countries in the region are even weaker.
The criminal activities of politicians and "businessmen" (to use a euphemism) can bring entire economies to the brink of collapse. Moldova has barely recovered from the 2014 banking scandal. Then the three largest banks stole 12 percent of GDP through fraudulent transactions, and the state stepped in and is still suffering the consequences of the financial collapse today. One of the oligarchs behind the bank robberies, Ilan Shor, became actively involved in politics
The "Dark Enlightenment" ideological direction is a neo-reactionary movement known by the abbreviation NRx, and represents a political-philosophical direction that directly questions the fundamental values of the Enlightenment - democracy, equality, universal human rights. The text that follows is not for everyone's eyes
How long does one have to sleep in order to wake up in a world that one does not understand or in which one cannot immediately navigate without great difficulty? The author of this text tried to discover it through an experiment
Adam Michnjik, Thinking about modern democracy. Essays, letters, interviews; translated from Polish by Biserka Rajčić; B 92, Belgrade, 1995.
The fact that students may choose their representatives before some elections in the coming period is not the opposite of the direct democracy of the plenum. On the contrary, those two types of democracy can complement each other
Pisistratus had his staff and distributed money from the state budget for better cultivation of olives, development of trade and export, construction of roads, repair of the city's water supply. And then the learned aristocrat Cleisthenes returned from political emigration
The Democratic Party renewed the work of the "Ljuba Davidović" Foundation for the Advancement of Democracy, founded in 1991. "The historical moment we are in requires us to get involved in political processes and make our contribution in the fight for the freedom of Serbian society," said Vukašin Milićević, the new director of the foundation.
The students showed that basic democracy is possible. Why is it not transferred to unions, associations, the neighborhood?
Unlike other instruments, the voice costs nothing, and almost everyone has one. That is why the human voice was declared the instrument of the year in Germany
"I know people who justified Apis and the heroic deed - how many times they cut Queen Draga and how many times they stabbed King Alexander. There are various lunatics in our country who justify all this," said Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić
I see the binary choice between lithium and democracy as a false dichotomy. The United Kingdom supports the Government of Serbia in its decision to further develop the Jadar project and to fully understand the risks and ways in which it is managed. At the same time, we work closely with the Government, Parliament and civil society to strengthen the foundations of Serbian democracy. This is not contradictory. People have a number of concerns about the "Jadar" project. Some of these are rooted in widespread misinformation and can be easily answered. But there are also real environmental risks and concerns that should be taken seriously
In five EU countries, you can vote in the European elections from the age of 16. Some experts say that an aging population has made politics increasingly biased towards pensioners and that, as a balance, perhaps 14-year-olds should be able to vote.
According to the Freedom House report, democracy in Serbia is in the greatest decline of all countries in transition. The situation in the country is directly reflected in the media, NUNS General Secretary Tamara Filipović told Vreme
For the President of Serbia, fair and democratic elections are a much bigger threat than a compromise with Kosovo. His power depends on full control over the state, institutions, media and political processes. He will do everything to prevent fundamental changes. On the other hand, he will offer everything else to preserve Western support or at least reduce the pressure
Impatience and resignation are not allies of those who resist dictatorship. Populist-type dictatorships do not fall quickly or easily, so it is important to notice several motives that can be seen from a distance.
I am curiously and anxiously awaiting the night of December 17. What will my fellow citizens and I decide about the immediate future? Can I, as an old man, influence some people? It's worth a try
It is very important to be able to make a distinction between the one who works in the interest of the "average voter", although he sometimes ironizes and laments the apparent futility of his work, and the one who destroys and invalidates the same "average voter" while hypocritically flattering him.
The narrative about "alienated elites" ("deep state"?) that manage all processes from the shadows is the most important part of the populist ideological foundation. And the more invisible they are, the more undoubtedly they exist. That's how magical thinking works
There is a generally accepted thesis, unfortunately also from the international community, that statements by ambassadors of foreign countries that support free media or human rights defenders represent interference in the internal affairs of the state. It is exactly the opposite - the international community, in its democratic impotence or incompetence, keeps the parties in power, not distinguishing between cooperation with the state and non-criticism towards the party in power and its actions.
The report of the Franco-German expert group is the most important concrete contribution to emerge from recent discussions on the need for the European Union to take its destiny more decisively into its own hands.
More than 70 percent of citizens believe that leading people in politics and in the media live in their own world and look down on other citizens
Almost 60 percent of young people believe that Serbia needs a strong leader, which is the highest result in the last six years. On the other hand, the percentage of young people who answer "no" is the lowest so far
