The usually meek reactions of the West to Russia’s diplomatic, cybernetic, propaganda and intelligence skirmishes have taught all those willing to challenge America or provoke Europe that one should not be shy
Media mentions – Wider Europe
As long as concrete EU policies remain so far behind the EU’s declared desire to speak the language of power, the geopolitical disregard, sometimes verging on bullying, of the EU is likely to spread further
The European Union seems determined to ‘speak the language of power’ in principle, but it is still shy about doing it in practice
The only way to make peace with a bloody history is through exceptionalism—reckoning with what is exceptional in your own country’s story, and finding, too, a distinct and homegrown way to face up to the truth and its consequences
It’s an accumulated anger against the regime of President Vucic, whose party has amassed absolute power without any accountability
The State Council’s decision will be a political one, the result of the negotiations within the government
The decision of the Supreme Administrative Court will probably become a political decision. Whatever the final decision is, it will be the result of a consideration by the government
Both sides are kind of really pushing the envelope of what’s reasonable and logical to try to make a legal claim that will just support them for long enough to create facts on the water
True versus false is an interesting distinction in Belarusian elections. There are fake opposition candidates that the regime has sent into the race to make it look like real elections