John Marston
Senior Member
On Sunday, an anti-government protest took place on the streets of the Macedonian capital Skopje.
Leaked wiretap recordings, a wild shootout with ‘terrorists,’ massive protests and ethnic tensions threaten to unravel a small Balkan state.
Bombs Over Skopje - James Montague - POLITICO Magazine
Macedonia has just neutralised an armed group whose sponsors had been under surveillance for at least eight months. By doing so, it has prevented a new attempt at a coup d’État.
So, tit is not difficult to conclude who can be behind it.
Western leaders have demonstrated an interest in the region, with John Kerry and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond visiting Bulgaria in January, while high-ranking U.S. officials regularly visit Romania.
Western governments have two major goals in the Balkans: to "maintain stability" in the western part of the region and to minimize Russian influence. The European Union has used considerable amounts of resources and political capital to bring reform and economic development to the region, but with mixed results.
Leaked wiretap recordings, a wild shootout with ‘terrorists,’ massive protests and ethnic tensions threaten to unravel a small Balkan state.
Bombs Over Skopje - James Montague - POLITICO Magazine
Macedonia has just neutralised an armed group whose sponsors had been under surveillance for at least eight months. By doing so, it has prevented a new attempt at a coup d’État.
So, tit is not difficult to conclude who can be behind it.
Western leaders have demonstrated an interest in the region, with John Kerry and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond visiting Bulgaria in January, while high-ranking U.S. officials regularly visit Romania.
Western governments have two major goals in the Balkans: to "maintain stability" in the western part of the region and to minimize Russian influence. The European Union has used considerable amounts of resources and political capital to bring reform and economic development to the region, but with mixed results.
