That’s not My Name

That’s not My Name The FYROM Name Dispute     This week taught us that some things do not last eternally, despite how sometimes it seems to be like that. The first example is the football World Cup, which started yesterday in Russia, but for the first time...

New equilibrium

New equilibrium The battle for the top positions in the institutions is already underway In less than a year we will have a whole new EU. No, I’m not talking about the much-needed reforms, I’m talking about the European elections that will take in the spring of 2019....

Throwing in the towel on Syria

Throwing in the towel on Syria What EU’s exclusion of Iran from sanctions list says about the Syrian civil war Gone are the days when intervention in conflict-torn countries sought to end a war, rather than intensify it. After the ramifications of Afghanistan, Iraq,...

A smack in the mouth

A smack in the mouth Despite his intention, Trump might save European unity     Source of the photo: dpa “He needs a sense of tactical decisions and a plan of how he’ll reach his targets”, said Henry Kissinger right after the election of President Donald...

Poland and pragmatism

Poland and pragmatism The rule of law procedure shows what the EU really is   Source of the photo: newsweek.pl The academic discipline of International Relations (IR) has always seen the competition of two schools of thought: realism and liberalism-idealism. The...