Commentary
Amidst the Ukrainian preparations and announcements of a major counteroffensive this spring, there is a growing surge in analyses, commentaries, and predictions surrounding the potential repercussions if the effort fails. Questions arise about the possible adjustments in Zelensky’s rhetoric and the likelihood of Ukraine conceding to Russian territorial demands, particularly under increased domestic and international…
“He is expected to redraw Jansa’s laws, get rid of some of the [executives he placed in state] media, independent regulatory bodies, and in general turn the table around in a very short time, and there is a question whether voters have the patience or [will] turn away,” said Denis Mancevic, an independent analyst. Full article…
(First commentary after the start of Russian aggression to Ukraine on February 2022) With the words that he had decided to undertake a military operation with the aim of the “demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine,” Putin this morning began a war that he cannot win. Moreover, he started a war that, in years to come,…
When I served in Moscow from 2010 to 2014, I most frequently traveled through Sheremetyevo, one of the central international transport hubs in Russia. The signs in front of and within the airport, as is customary outside the Anglo-Saxon world, were bilingual: Russian in Cyrillic and English. Therefore, I was all the more surprised when…
The Nord Stream 2 project is still an unrealized reality that politically divides the transatlantic alliance – from strong political and economic support from Germany and individual other participating countries in the project to strong opposition from the US and Poland. History repeats itself; 60 years ago, in different circumstances, we already lived through this.…
Anniversary of the Failed Wagner Coup: Kremlin Lessons
On the 1st anniversary of the failed Wagner coup, I published a public opinion piece, which was featured in leading Slovenian media (Delo, Večer, Siol). *** Although the events of June 23, 2023, filled agency news worldwide, it seems that a year later, the entire Russian story around the failed coup of the private Wagner…