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PhDs

27.November 2019. Nemanja Rujevic

Anatomy of a dissertation

The director of the Official Gazette copied at least fifteen percent of the doctoral thesis at the Faculty of Philology without citing the source, our research showed. It ranged from copying from unverified forums and Wikipedia, all the way to the publications of Matica Srpska and the book by Boško Obradović published by Dveri. Jelena Trivan completed the academic sprint with such a thesis: in just three years, through master's and doctoral studies, always with the highest marks

The case of Dr. Sinisa Malog

27.November 2019. Jelena Jorgacevic

A long journey towards plagiarism

The local government also declared Belgrade University a political enemy. Repeating that the decision of the Committee for Professional Ethics of the University of Belgrade is a political decision - because it does not agree with the wishes of those who have almost all the power in the state - sounds, to say the least, absurd. But, with the awareness that the autonomy of the University has been defended, can we talk about dismissal if neither the mentor nor the members of the commission bear any responsibility, and the Minister of Finance remains where he was, with another affair behind him, not at all shaken by the fact that plagiarized his work, that he claimed for years that he didn't, and that he still acts like he's the victim throughout the story

Interview - Predrag Petrović, Belgrade Center for Security Policy

27.November 2019. Radoslav Cebic

Why nobody trusts Serbia

"The espionage affair can work for Vučić because he will say to the West: 'Look, they drilled me, the Russians are pressuring me,' he communicates this anyway. He communicates this non-stop and says: 'The opposition is pro-Russian, the unions are pro-Russian, constantly they are pressuring me, if you want me to finish the work with Kosovo, I will do it after the next elections. I must have an absolute majority.' Meanwhile, he is destroying all institutions, he bit into corruption, even the West can no longer tolerate that. People are talking, criticizing both here and abroad: 'You are trading the rule of law and your principles on which the Western world is based, for the sake of some nebulous person over there. agreement with Kosovo"

On the spot

27.November 2019. Milica Čubrilo Filipović

Visiting a whistleblower

It is uncertain how long Alexander will be detained. It is clear that it does not depend on the case, but on the decision of the political top which strategy will be applied. "I have more trust in the free media than in the court. The civil sector gives me strength, and the public is my best defense," Obradović says.

Russian-Serbian relations

27.November 2019. Zora Drcelic

Spasiba for the Service

By spinning a Russophobic climate among Serbs who are generally more than sympathetic and friendly towards Putin and the Russians, the ground is being prepared for the recognition of Kosovo, that is, roughly speaking, the thesis advocated by the patriotic part of the opposition public. It would be said that this is largely a far-fetched and naive point of view because the Serbs' affection towards the Russians did not come with Vučić, so it cannot be so easily overturned by a spy affair launched over several tabloid front pages. Rather, it will be that the tabloids pulled her from the covers because their circulation has dropped

What is GRU (GU)

27.November 2019. Jovana Georgievski

Officers for special purposes

Russia's Law on Foreign Intelligence provides that agents can "confidentially cooperate with sources", as well as use "loud and silent methods and means that do not harm the life and health of people" - but only on foreign citizens

Operational work and connections

27.November 2019.

All questions from one observation

"We all know that we are under surveillance, sometimes physical, sometimes electronic, cameras. If we know that, then you can imagine how Russians and Americans are prepared for such things. And then the Russian allowed himself to hand over the bag in the parking lot in Zemun, and our Service, as it were, could not document it," a certain former military envoy of Serbia told "Vreme".

A spy affair

27.November 2019. Filip Švarm and Davor Lukač

Russian brothers, Serbian bag

How could some secret service make recordings of a Russian lieutenant colonel giving money to his retired colleague from Serbia right in front of the BIA or VBA? And is it really about foreign intelligence? Who released these compromising recordings to the public and what did they want to achieve? How much does this affair affect the overall Serbian-Russian relations, despite mutual vows of eternal love? In the end, is anyone the wiser after all

Interview - Dr. Jelena Pavličić, art historian

27.November 2019. Sonja Ciric

Have we consigned the legacy to oblivion?

"Our services for the protection of cultural monuments cannot, or with difficulty, exercise their powers, because in the institutions of Kosovo, the jurisdiction of the Serbian protection services is not recognized, let alone integrated, that is, the operation of these institutions is not entirely welcome on the territory of Kosovo."

Confession of Mira Marković

"I believe that the members of the SPS and JUL, those who are not mentioned in the newspapers and on television as thieves, rich or that they are suspicious and responsible for some other reason - I believe that they are the ones who made an agreement with the new authorities to that government protects their material and other interests, their rather large wealth, and that in return they contribute to the bribery of their yesterday's comrades and personal friends"

Interview - Sanda Rašković-Ivić, Commissioner for Refugees of the Republic of Serbia

15.March 2001. Jelena Grujić

We don't want ghettoization

"Refugees have been manipulated like no other population in recent times. Perhaps only the mentally ill were manipulated that way in the Soviet Union during Stalin's reign of terror."

The case of the three beaten

15.March 2001. Uroš Komlenović

Nothing new in Pozarevac

The new authorities shout at the top of their voices that those responsible for the collapse of the state will be tried. Wouldn't it be more logical to rehabilitate the victims first?

Macedonia

15.March 2001. Nenad Lj. Stefanović

The collapse of ethnic romanticism

In some reflections on the latest events not only in Macedonia but also in the south of Serbia, one hears how the Albanian side is allegedly trying to catch the "last train" for a more comprehensive solution to its own issue and to reach, possibly, a new Dayton by radicalizing the situation on the ground.

In memoriam

15.March 2001. Olja Bećković

Maja Tasić-Maršićević

1965-2001

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The Dark Vilayet of A. Vučić: Whatever he does, he will regret it

Aleksandar Vučić now has only the old, proven methods of classic dictatorships left, because these modern methods of insanity and poisoning the public are failing. And that, however, goes against his head

Jelena Jorgacevic

Overview of the week

Vučić, the one-man orchestra

Vučić is not defending the state, but himself from the state. With a drum on his back and a guitar in his hands, this man-orchestra performs two or three of the same songs without hearing, with falsifications and falling out of rhythm. His government and politics are like that. In short - dangerous for the environment

Philip Schwarm

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Progressive arrests and purges: Self-defense or nothing

Arrests of professors, punishment of people, firing of journalists... The regime of Aleksandar Vučić is shining and is yet to shine. It is the decadent phase of the regime, the one towards the end

Nemanja Rujevic

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PhDs

Anatomy of a dissertation

The case of Dr. Sinisa Malog

A long journey towards plagiarism

Interview - Predrag Petrović, Belgrade Center for Security Policy

Why nobody trusts Serbia

On the spot

Visiting a whistleblower

Russian-Serbian relations

Spasiba for the Service

What is GRU (GU)

Officers for special purposes

Operational work and connections

All questions from one observation

A spy affair

Russian brothers, Serbian bag

Interview - Dr. Jelena Pavličić, art historian

Have we consigned the legacy to oblivion?

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