The Balkans: The Next Domino After Ukraine.
4 March 2022 Last week DefRep reported in the opening days of Russia’s appalling assault on Ukraine that as part of Putin’s attempt to upend the international order Moscow has…
The Balkan Geopolitical Frontline: NATO in the Region and Increasing Tensions with Russia
8 February 2019 – London, UK by Chris Murray In recent weeks NATO has made two key moves that signal its intentions to expand its presence in the Balkans. The first was…
Russia stoking the fire in the Balkans
6 March 2018 – San Francisco, US by Kseniya Kirillova Moscow’s current activities in the Balkans are aimed at aggravating existing disputes in the region. This opinion was expressed by…
Book Watch: Yugoslavia and Macedonia Before Tito: Between Repression and Integration
Review by Chris Murray 27 June 2017 – London, UK Yugoslavia and Macedonia Before Tito: Between Repression and Integration By Nada Boškovska; I.B. Tauris, 2017. GBP £69.00 ISBN-10: 1784533386 ISBN-13: 978-1784533380 The…
Macedonia could tip over the Balkans, and with it Europe
1 May 2017 – London, UK by Chris Murray Skopje: Protestors stormed the Macedonian parliament Thursday, brutally assaulting government lawmakers in what marks a shocking level of escalation in an ongoing political…