The Serbian police no-nonsense approach in dealing with the riots after the Vidovdan student protest held on Saturday, the 28th of June is to be commended. What we have here is two alt/far-right popular fronts, one in government and one in opposition, bickering over their narcissism of small differences. This country is in deep trouble. By not allowing the situation to get out of control, the police are preventing it from turning Serbia into Syria.
Author: Dejan Pantic
The Hamas cheerleaders of Serbia
The Serbian political discourse on the entire spectrum continues with its anti-Western and revisionist hysteria by coming in support of Hamas and continuing to deny crimes committed by Serbian forces during the Yugoslav Wars. Intellectuals like Timothy Snyder should stop voicing their support to things that they know nothing about, all based on wishful thinking and second-hand information.
Needs more laser: China swarms the internet with imaginary Wunderwaffe
The Chinese scientists have discovered the secret of the internet - flood it with tall tales of its super-weapons that are in the works, which will then be reposted by either gullible Westerners, pro-BRICS fanatics, or simply people that are after clicks and engagement from posting info-garbage about fictional Chinese military game changers.
Serbian students cycled, and Jesus was their copilot
A bunch of young folks from Serbia, Europe's most polluted country, sporting rather pricey cycling gear, came to Strasbourg, France, to complain about Serbian-made problems, and like all true fighters for human rights and democracy they made a stop at the Serbian Orthodox Christian Church in Munich, because apparently they couldn't find enough churches in Serbia. So did the student cyclist happen to mention in Strasbourg that Serbia is an intolerant dumpster fire of a society, and that foreign IT professionals, namely the digital nomads, decided to split?
Marta Kos is still right about Serbia
European Commissioner Marta Kos emphasized that EU enlargement requires strong civil society, which Serbia lacks. Public opinion shows support for leaders like Hungary's Orbán and Russia's Putin, while many Serbians view the EU as imposing unacceptable conditions. This raises questions about Serbia's commitment to EU membership amid conflicting loyalties.
Vucic scored a major win on Saturday
Serbian conservative electorate that voted for Aleksandar Vučić for decades firmly believes that might is right and that public order supersedes the right to gathering and protests. The ruling coalition in Serbia will likely not lose any support by using repressive methods like the sonic cannon.
Stopping the USAID might be a good thing
The axing of the USAID program by the second Trump administration under the auspices of Elon Musk's DOGE will harm the developing nations. But have you ever considered that maybe the recipients of USAID never deserved help in the first place?
EU is right for ignoring Serbian protests
The EU faces challenges in supporting democracy in Serbia due to a lack of pro-democracy advocates within the country. An open letter from Commissioner Marta Kos emphasizes the need for inclusive dialogue and societal ownership in the EU accession process. Serbian society's blame towards the EU highlights deep-rooted nationalism and political conflict.
Lithium of discord
The Serbian protests against the lithium mining project proposed by Rio Tinto were not motivated by environmentalism but instead were aimed against the Serbian ruling kleptocratic coalition with an outpouring of anti-Western hysteria. Protesting against a non-existent, "neo-colonial" mining project is fashionable and safe over here. But it's an exercise in futility to try to damage President Vucic's standing by using his own rhetoric and methods.
Russo-Serbian oil conundrum
The latest exemption from US Treasury Department sanctions aimed at the Russo-Serbian oil company NIS AD has been extended until June 27th 2025.
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