Hungary-led Vetoes Against New EU Budget Further Fragments the Bloc’s Unity

Hungary-led Vetoes Against New EU Budget Further Fragments the Bloc’s Unity

Hungary, Poland and Slovenia have blocked the EU’s budget and post-COVID recovery plan in order to oppose conditions that European aid must be connected to “respecting the rule of law.” Budapest, which is leading the veto, blocked the budget after Prime Minister Viktor Orbán warned that he does not support the EU’s attempts of linking the…

Nationalism, Ideology and the Formation of the Nation-States Among the Yugoslavs

Nationalism, Ideology and the Formation of the Nation-States Among the Yugoslavs

There are many talks about nationalism among the peoples from the former Yugoslavia during the last three decades what is quite understandable taking into consideration the post-Cold War conflicts and atrocities, as a continuation of WWII crimes based on certain political ideologies,[i] committed on the territory of ex-Yugoslavia. Historia est magistra vitae I want to…

Serbs, Listen Up! Here’s Why Russia’s Getting Chummy with Croatia

Serbs, Listen Up! Here’s Why Russia’s Getting Chummy with Croatia

The Russian-Croatian rapprochement might have understandably taken a lot of Serbs by surprise, partly because Moscow hasn’t invested the proper resources into explaining it to the country’s population, but this multidimensional outreach strategy to their regional rival is part of Russia’s larger ambition to “balance” the Polish-led “Three Seas Initiative” through pragmatic engagements with the…

The Croatian-Slovenian Spat Has Far-Reaching Implications For EU Unity

The Croatian-Slovenian Spat Has Far-Reaching Implications For EU Unity

What might simply be dismissed by many as an inconsequential and petty spat between two former Yugoslav Republics is actually shaping out to be a pivotal event that could determine the future trajectory of EU-Intermarium relations. Slovenia and Croatia are two tiny countries that most Americans can’t locate on a map, though they’re becoming ever…