(WEBPUBLICA) New York – US President Donald Trump has confirmed his interest in buying Greenland from Denmark, saying the area was “strategically” interesting. Denmark and Greenland have repeatedly stressed the territory is not for sale, DW (Deutsche Welle) reported quoting other news sources. US President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed that…
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By John J. Metzler - PARIS — It’s never polite to question the deteriorating human rights situation in China but let’s do it anyway. The hidden and systematic repression of ethnic Uighur Muslims in China’s western Xinjiang province and the high profile crackdown on pro-demonstrators in Hong Kong, many of them Christian, are…
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By Thalif Deen - UNITED NATIONS - When Yassir Arafat was denied a US visa to visit New York to address the United Nations back in 1988, the General Assembly defied the United States by temporarily moving the UN’s highest policy making body to Geneva– perhaps for the first time in…
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By Martin Kuebler (DW) – The Geneva Conventions, the foundation of international humanitarian law, were adopted 70 years ago in the aftermath of World War II. With the changing nature of warfare and modern challenges, are they still relevant? In 2019, seven decades after the adoption of the Geneva Conventions, the treaties that…
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By John J. Metzler - PARIS — A long linguistic battle between French and English appears to have been settled; English won. Some twenty-five years after legislation to specifically defend use of the French language, and protect its patrimony throughout the land, what’s known as the Toubon law has become a quaint footnote. The…
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By Thalif Deen - UNITED NATIONS – A crisis that has threatened to undermine the future of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is expected to have a devastating impact—not only on the credibility of the United Nations– but also on the lives of over five million Palestinian refugees whose…
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By David Ehl (DW) - The dispute over Kashmir has poisoned relations between India and Pakistan since the two became independent countries in 1947. Here’s an overview of how tensions have grown more dangerous over the past seven decades. Like so many conflicts around the world, the dispute over Kashmir began with…
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(WEBPUBLICAPRESS) – NEW YORK - The US is out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force missile treaty with Russia, Secretary of State…
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By Thalif Deen – UNITED NATIONS - The UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which has been undermined by a sharp…
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By António Guterres - Following are extensive extracts from the UN Secretary-General’s remarks at Security Council Briefing on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace: Strengthening…
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By Shanta Roy – NEW YORK (IDN) – When a High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) concluded its four-day ministerial meeting assessing the current status…
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By Thalif Deen – UNITED NATIONS - With the rise of rightwing nationalism, primarily in the Western world, an increasingly large…
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Piše: Erol Avdović (Kolumna – “Dnevni avaz”) – Više je puta, a ne samo jednom, Srebrenica, kao i Bosna izdata…
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Piše AndrejNikoladis - Grupa desničara (ili “ekstremista”, kako ih je okarakterisao Blic) pokušala spriječiti izvođenje predstave Srebrenica u Beogradu. Kad mi ubijeni ustanemo više toga,…
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Piše Erol Avdović - Neke se riječi naprosto izližu od prevelike upotrebe, a neke, što su starije, to su bolje. Zato što…
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Piše Andrej Nikoladis – Francuska se i dalje protivi proširenju Evropske unije. Predsjednik Emanuel Makron prošle je sedmice ponovio da ni…
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Piše: Erol Avdović (Avaz.ba) - Kada je Donald Tramp (Trump) samo npetnaestak minuta prije napada naredio povlačenje eskadrile koja je onomad…
Jun 29 2019 / Comments Off / Read More »Dosljednost u Rutini
Piše: Erol Avdović – Za razliku od često ambivalentnih poruka iz Brisela kada su zemlje zapadnog Balkana u pitanju, posebno…
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Kosovo
- In Bucharest, Ceausescu’s Fountains Dance the Night Away
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- Romania President ‘Seeks Trump Blessing’ Before Election Race
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Croatia
- In Bucharest, Ceausescu’s Fountains Dance the Night Away
- Montenegro Takes Minorities to Task over National Flags
- Opposition Election Boycott Won’t Topple Serbia’s Regime
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- Iron Curtain Anniversary No Picnic for German-Hungarian Relations
Macedonia
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- Montenegro Takes Minorities to Task over National Flags
- Opposition Election Boycott Won’t Topple Serbia’s Regime
- Romania President ‘Seeks Trump Blessing’ Before Election Race
- China Eyes Growing Role in Serbia’s Security Field
- Iron Curtain Anniversary No Picnic for German-Hungarian Relations
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