Latest Views from Macedonia
Hague Ruling Won’t Help Macedonia in Chicago
The continued blockade of Macedonia’s NATO hopes - which we’re seeing once again at the Chicago summit - shows the West still prefers the principle of solidarity to obedience to international law.
Reconciliation as a Political Taboo
Reconciliation has lost its prominence on the political agenda of the former Yugoslav countries.
Serbia Endangers Region by Rehabilitating Chetniks
Serbia’s announced rehabilitation of Draza Mihailovic is a fatal concession to the idea of Great Serbia - and to the ideas of the Croatian Ustasha, and all who aim to equalise Fascism and Anti-Fascism.
Justice and Reconciliation Cannot be Delayed
Justice and reconciliation must not be delayed further in the region of the former Yugoslavia, and it is up to national governments to increase their efforts.
Who Wants War in Macedonia?
You do not have to be a conspiracy theorist to accept that this government, pushing an irresponsible ultra-nationalist agenda, is creating all the conditions for all-out conflict.
Macedonian Salad Needs a Fresh Start
Our response to the recent rise in ethnic tensions must involve rediscovering part of what we really are.
Macedonia Needs Cultural Understanding, Not Just Peace Pacts
The mocking of Muslims by men dressed in burqas at a carnival in the village of Vevcani in Macedonia last month, and the reprisals and counter-reprisals it provoked, illustrate the dangerously frail state of ethnic relations in Macedonia.
The mocking of Muslims by men dressed in burqas at a carnival in the village of Vevcani in Macedonia last month, and the reprisals and counter reprisals it provoked, illustrate the dangerously frail state of ethnic relations in Macedonia.
A Flourishing Albanian ‘Neighborhood’ Benefits the Balkans
US policy-makers remain wary of the concept of ethnic solidarity - but harnessing natural links between Albanian communities in the Balkans will actually reduce tensions, strengthening state structures and helping to stabilize the region.
Lustration Should Not be About Purges
The lustration process in Macedonia is one of several in the region that have gone horribly wrong - becoming a tool by which the authorities stigmatise their enemies.
The ICJ Ruling Does Not Worry Greece
Partly because its grave economic problems are a matter of global concern, Athens is unlikely to come under international pressure to modify its policy towards Skopje.
Europe is to Blame For Balkan Asylum Crisis
It would be hypocritical to punish Balkan countries for the spike in numbers of asylum seekers by rescinding visa liberalisation because responsibility for this unwelcome phenomenon rests in Europe.
Macedonia Must Remain True to Trajkovski’s Legacy
Fulfilling the Ohrid agreement, which the country’s former President steered into place ten years ago, will do more to secure Macedonia’s future security than the erection of new monuments.
Ten Years On, Macedonia Still Awaits Closure
Only full implementation of the Ohrid Agreement can bring a divided Macedonia to the point to true reconciliation.
Tackling Macedonia’s Corruption Requires Bottom-up Approach
As independent voices in the media are silenced, we need to find new ways to empower ordinary people to act as anti-corruption whistleblowers.
Farewell to A1, and a Country’s Lost Hopes
Our TV station spent 18 years advocating a European Macedonia that would be able to embrace its differences. Its enforced closure sends a depressing message about those values’ future in Macedonia.
