Interview with the Ambassador of Switzerland, Veronique Hulmann
Macedonian-Swiss friendship has lasted for more than 30 years, says the Ambassador of Switzerland, Veronique Hulmann, in a guest appearance at Labyrinth. We discussed the new cooperation program launched by the Embassy of Switzerland, as well as the experience with Macedonian institutions so far. We discussed the three areas in which Switzerland helps North Macedonia, democracy, economic development and the environment, and we asked the Ambassador what her favorite place for hiking in the country is.
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Shekerinska appointed as NATO's second-in-command - What does that mean for the country?
Interview with security expert and former advisor to the Ministry of Defense, Emir Hasanović
Former Defense Minister, Radmila Sekerinska has been appointed Deputy Secretary General of NATO, making her the first Macedonian woman to hold a high position in the world’s most powerful military alliance. Sekerinska was at the helm of the ministry at the very moment when NATO accession took place, and her appointment can only be positive for our country – believes security expert and former advisor to the Ministry of Defense, Emir Hasanovic. We also discussed future expectations from the Alliance, as well as current European and global security issues.
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Will the judicial system and international law prevent Trump's controversial ideas?
Interview with Professor Ivan Dinev from the University of Cincinnati
The new US President, Donald Trump, continues to shock the world. The idea of moving the residents of Gaza to another country has met with great international discontent. The decision to close the USAID organization, which grants grants to many sectors around the world, has also caused discontent and protests. We talk about these topics, as well as Trump's trade policies, with Professor Ivan Dinev Ivanov, who teaches at the University of Cincinnati. The professor believes that the judicial system will prevent Trump from deporting students who protested the situation in Gaza.
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Syria freed from dictator, but terrorism is still a threat
Interview with war reporter Bud Wichers
After 13 years of civil war, the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has fallen almost without a fight. The rebel HTS (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) has taken power and is trying to make a peaceful transition. In the meantime, the US, Israel and Turkey are bombing places that are strongholds of ISIS, the Kurdish party or places that are suspected of having remnants of chemical weapons used by Assad. In this episode, we talk to war reporter Bud Wichers from the Netherlands who has been reporting from Syria since the very beginning of the uprising in 2011. Wichers has extensive experience reporting from the Middle East, and in Syria he reported from the biggest hot spots and was in contact with almost all the factions fighting in Syria. He says it is good that the regime has finally fallen, but he is still suspicious of possible terrorist hot spots, that is, he suspects that HTS has severed all ties with its previous “umbrella” Al Nusra Front, which was practically the Syrian branch of Al Qaeda.
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