Where is the opposition and what is it doing? 15.January 2025. Tijana Stanic How to mobilize discontent The past two years have shown that citizens are not satisfied with the current government. Especially students, as the leaders of the current rebellion, enjoy majority support from the public, but its political operationalization is an open question. What is happening with the opposition parties and why dissatisfaction with the government does not automatically mean a vote against it
Referendum Game #5 15.January 2025. TS Hold me so I don't leave On January 14, the President of Serbia offered a referendum on himself for the fifth time in two years, asking the opposition to provide 67 signatures, although he does not actually need them. The opposition says that it will not participate in this game
Support for student protests 15.January 2025. Ana Trujić, Mila Stojanović How the public wakes up How and why is it important that public figures and citizens stand by students? What does it mean to both? Which of these supports is even more important? What have the students managed to change in society and at the faculties so far? What are the effects of blockades? What next and is there a chance that their demands will be fulfilled
Interview: Radivoje Raša Andrić 15.January 2025. Sonja Ciric We have to get out of their mud "Sometimes we have to work in spite of our politicians from one side and the other, but by God, that's the duty of an artist. An artist is a man whose task is to cross borders and provoke, otherwise he is not an artist. That is much more important than diplomacy itself - what is human and from the heart, not by duty."
Political extremism within the limits of progressivism 15.January 2025. Nedim Sejdinovic Right, righter, rightmost To what extent is a relevant right-wing political option than the progressive one possible in Serbia, that is, is it possible to overtake Aleksandar Vučić on the right? The answer, apparently, is negative. A good part of Vučić's party shares the views of Bihali and his team. They even seem more moderate than, say, Vladimir Đukanović
Portrait of a contemporary: Boža Spasić 15.January 2025. Jelena Zoric The suffering of the “talking weasel” The hero of this text was an intelligence officer of the former State Security Service of former Yugoslavia. He was allegedly hired by the UDBA to organize criminals to attack and kill problematic emigrants around the world. Serbian authorities arrested him twice, but he was never convicted. The foreigners never arrested him, but they did convict him - albeit in the first instance. For decades now, Spasić has been a frequent guest of the media where, as if on assignment, he criticizes the past and praises the current government. He worked as a detective, journalist and published two books. Precisely because of what he writes and says, Spasić caused more trouble for himself than any domestic or foreign enemy.
Young people and casinos 15.January 2025. David Petrovic The house always wins. Problems related to the large number of casinos and betting shops, as well as the lack of other social activities for young people, are something that many towns and cities in Serbia are facing. Aleksinac is one of them. Why are young people more susceptible to falling into this vicious circle? Is the solution just to move the betting shop a little further from the school?
Side effects 15.January 2025. Teofil Pančić Loose screws When you have the mechanisms of illegitimate power at your disposal, at some point you will cross the line and do terrible things just to prove - if only to yourself - that you are not ridiculous
Navigator 15.January 2025. Zoran Stanojević He wakes up. In an attempt to get closer to the new administration, Meta is changing its approach to moderation on Facebook and Instagram, allowing more space for freedom of expression, but thereby potentially endangering basic civilizational values.
exclusive 15.March 2001. Igor Mekina and Svetlana Vasović-Mekina 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.
Overview of the week Special Forces Belly Dance Why is the belly dance of special forces at a show competition in Dubai so important in Serbia and similar authoritarian countries? It will have to do with media and other freedoms Philip Schwarm
Comment Happy New Year to everyone celebrating Manja Grcic comes to RTS with the image of a peasant - between journalism, loyalty to the regime and big capital, she always chose the other two Nemanja Rujevic
Overview of the week Life in a mafia state What are the similarities and differences between a classic mafia family and a mafia state? What role does Capo di tutti capi play in both cases? And where is Serbia? Philip Schwarm
