Reminder that the entire misinformation complex is based on the false premise that the only reason you might vote differently to the leftish/centrist PMC blob is because you do not have the correct facts. The idea you might prioritize things differently never occurs to them.

Par mojih komentara za Danas o potencijalnom skidanju zabrane Ukrajini da koristi oružje dugog dometa protiv Rusije. Članak je napisao Marko Čonjagić. danas.rs/svet/sagovorni…

Yes, I am sure this guy - fresh from "Saddam did 9/11" and "Iraq has WMDs" - would be the one to take seriously here on Russian escalation options.

The Russians would only ‘lose’ a nuclear exchange with NATO in the sense that they would be equally destroyed. The corollary implication that NATO would ‘win’ is a dangerous pipe-dream. 1/3

It never occurs to these people that the both sides could lose. The US hasn't fought a proper war in 80 years, and like the rest of the West is in it's biggest recruiting crisis in in 50. We're not going to fight a conventional war with the Russkies, put down the crack pipe.

Very sensible Katja Hoyer piece on German politics. "For years, moderates have failed to offer credible center-right politics on the ballot, but that may be about to change. Expect German politics to shift right, though not as far as many fear." bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

We're finally getting out of Iraq, it seems, and no one noticed. You'd think the wildly overdue withdrawal deal after all these years of war and occupation (around one brief break) would merit some coverage.

National Intelligence Manager for East Asia Wayne Ulman said during a panel discussion: “China...essentially, if the West tries to impose the same sort of sanctions that we did against Russia, we would be essentially cutting our own throats.” 1/ airandspaceforces.com/pacaf-tracks-c…

Wise words from Clausewitz: "There can be no question of a purely military evaluation of a great strategic issue, nor of a purely military scheme to solve it." True in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, and many other places.

Par mojih komentara za Glas Amerike VOA o najavama za povratak vojnog roka u Srbiji. Tekst je koautorisao Rade Rankovic. glasamerike.net/a/srbija-vojni…

The failure of movies, theater & literature to grapple w/ the intrigues of our times the way they did in the 60s & 70s has left such narratives to everyday political speculation. Truisms from 70s thrillers abt high-level corruption are dismissed now as outlandish misinformation

Par mojih komentara za Bloomberg Adria Srbija o najavama za povratak vojnog roka u Srbiji. rs.bloombergadria.com/ekonomija/srbi…

Since the 2020 Washington Agreement, Israel has asserted itself as a player in the Balkans that revolves around two themes: lobbying on the Palestinian issue and forming alternative partnerships. Serbs and Albanians, as the two most important ethnic groups, are a perfect fit.

"Disinformation" is false information to mislead & obscure truth for malicious & deceptive purposes. Disinformation was used in the 1980s to describe the USSR using it as a weapon. Careful observers will note a curious pivot-and not c2002 'Saddam did Sept 11' or 'Iraqi WMDs'

A piece by Elis Gjevori in The New Arab on how #Israel is strengthening ties with the #Balkans, especially #Serbia and #Albania. I contributed a couple of comments. newarab.com/analysis/why-i…

Moje gostovanje u podcastu "Pravo u CEDEM" u produkciji CEDEM - Centar za demokratiju i ljudska prava iz Podgorice gde sam govorio o usponu populizma na Zapadu, transatlantskim odnosima, geopolitici EU i Balkana. youtube.com/watch?v=HQG_q8…

Excellent piece by Senator Matt Canavan on the recently introduced & amusingly named Misinformation & Disinformation bills - I will write something up on this in due course but the carve outs in the bill for legacy media are nothing short of comical

There's always an elite. We need a *better* one.

After #Serbia, #ammunition from #India also found its way to #Ukraine despite ties with #Russia. This shows the logic of non-alignment, frequently conflated with neutrality. It is about assessing each issue on its own merit and acting upon it. reuters.com/world/ammuniti…