This article argues that Vladimir Putin's regime launched support programs for the leading Russian universities in 2005 because of a perceived threat of the political mobilization of youth, similar to the one that triggered "color revolutions" in Serbia, Georgia, and Ukraine. The support programs ...
Serbia is often viewed as occupying a position midway between the EU and Russia in its relations with the wider world, but what explains the attitudes of Serbian citizens toward each of these potential partners? Jaroslaw Wisniewski writes that a carefully implemented communication strategy has allowed...
Why did Austria-Hungary send an ultimatum to Serbia? Why did Austria-Hungary seek German support before invading Bosnia? Why did the Austria-Hungarian Empire issue an ultimatum to Serbia? Why was Serbia upset about Austria-Hungary's annexation of Bosnia? Why did Austria-Hungary blame Serbia for...
Why did Franz Joseph attack Serbia? Why was Yugoslavia formed? Why was the Ottoman Empire important? Why did Khrushchev give Crimea to Ukraine? Why was the Greek War of Independence important? Why did Germany invade Russia during WW2? Why did England start the Crusades? Why is the annexation...
It begs the next question: Why Russia didn’t shoot anything down yet? Things need to be put in perspective. So here is a third question: Why is the West and the US in particular, so dead set on confronting Russia and China at every corner, short of direct military attack?
Is Russia a member of NATO? Is Switzerland a member of NATO? What NATO countries are not in Europe? What does NATO do for the United States? How much does each NATO country pay to be a member? Is Italy a member of NATO? Why is Serbia not part of the European Union? Why is Denma...
where some Russian speakers who live in the southeast and Crimea prefer not to live in Ukraine as a minority but rather to live in Russia as part of the majority. The issues that arose in the Balkans were not unique to the Balkans. When not settled in advance, territorial partition , esp...
Finding micro-influencers does require someresearch, whether you go the manual search route or use aninfluencer management platformto scale your efforts. Once you filter down your list you then need to dig deeper than the follower count tounderstand their relationship with their audience. Look at...
Lurking under the surface is radical ethnic Albanian talk of “Greater Albania” – uniting Albania, Kosovo and the ethnic Albanian areas of Macedonia, southern Serbia and southern Montenegro. The discussion is generally limited to political extremists but has qualified support from Arben Xhaferi, a...
As outrage over the war in Ukraine grows, European leaders are under mounting pressure to expand sanctions against Russia and end the EU’s decades-long dependence on the country’s oil and gas once and for all. But an analysis of the top 10 global producers shows just how difficult it wo...