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Andrei Ivanji

He has been working as a journalist since 1991. Since 2007, he has been the editor of the foreign policy column in the weekly "Vreme". He has written for numerous German-speaking newspapers, currently for Berlin's TAZ and the German public broadcaster MDR.

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The degree of state repression

The degree of state repression in Serbia is inversely proportional to the rating of Aleksandar Vučić and the Serbian progressive elite: the stronger they feel that their power is threatened, the greater the repression will be

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Vesić's gambit by Aleksandar Vučić

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić learned the lessons of last year's civil protests after the mass murders. After the tragedy in Novi Sad, he partially changed his defensive tactics in order to curb the threatening wave of dissatisfaction at the start

Stories from (Serbian) life

State secikes against citizens

What is possible in the country of Serbia? Among other things, that the state and parastatal institutions work on the heads of ordinary citizens, and that they have no idea what is happening until they are hit with full force. Maybe you are among the victims, right now, at this very moment

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Vučić's great Kosovo siege

Behind the flurry of words that Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić uttered on Friday night about Kosovo hides impotence and capitulation, so it was appropriate to turn the topic to the waiting lists in hospitals in Serbia without Kosovo, which he, of course, will abolish as a matter of urgency

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Big protest in Belgrade: No plan for the day after

The image of the few and tired environmental activists the morning after in Pionirski Park is the image of all the previous protests against the autocratic government of Aleksandar Vučić and its intentions. Mining or non-mining of lithium is not, however, the core of the problem in Serbia

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Protest on August 10 in Belgrade: Game of Fears

Adhering to the principle "to the king, to the people of the Jadra valley", the organizers of the protest against lithium insist that this is not, God forbid, an attempt to overthrow the government. Vučić himself sharpened this whole ecological story about the fear of poisoning into a political battle for and against him, convinced that he will win again

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The second lithium uprising

The citizens were carried away by the new litiunian uprising, thinking that it worked once, so why not the second time. Circumstances are now, however, quite different. The government will not just give up on the idea that Serbian lithium will see the light of day and western markets by 2028

The "Jadar" project from a German perspective

Solz-Vučić lithium alliance

Lithium is turning into the most expensive currency in the global economic and political competition. From Berlin's point of view, Serbia has absolutely no right to deny Europe its important sites, and why should it renounce its own progress? In this light, it is not surprising that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz came to Belgrade on an ad hoc basis to smile together with Vučić while the lithium agreements are being signed and with his presence help the progressive propaganda machine to endear the "Jadar" project to the citizens of Serbia.

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Who will lead France and Europe to where?

The French certainly voted for changes, but what kind? It is clear that the vast majority did not want the right-wing National Rally and no longer support Emmanuel Macron's policies. But what kind of politics do they want? The security and future of the European Union largely depends on who will lead France and in what direction

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Belgrade, good night, have a good trip, Stukana

Aleksandar Šapić is once again the mayor of Belgrade, and the Bosnian-Herzegovinian actor and writer Feđa Štukan has been banned from entering Serbia because, of course, he poses a threat to the security of the country. Belgrade, good night, Serbia, sleep well

Belgrade opposition after the election

By God, Savo is also Belgrade

The new leader of the Belgrade opposition is Savo Manojlović. His list "I am Belgrade" independently won 21 out of 110 mandates in the Assembly of Belgrade. The "Biramo Beograd" coalition led by the Green-Left Front will have 14 deputies

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Night of shattered illusions

Boycotters can rejoice, on the principle that the neighbor's cow is mooing. Those who stood up to Vučić's party-state machinery suffered a flood. In the opposition ranks, the winners are Savo Manojlović in Belgrade and Dr. Dragan Milić in Niš