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.
Watch the full interview.
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Macedonia got a new President - Eastern European countries are fighting for democracy
Analysis of Macedonian diplomacy, Callings from Georgia and Ukraine on the situation with the protests and the war.
The first guest in this edition of Labyrinth is the former Ambassador of Macedonia to Sweden and Romania, Tihomir Ilievski. We talked about the oath taken by the new President and the reactions it caused among our neighbors. Despite the reactions and difficulties in bilateral relations, the diplomat is still optimistic about the European integration of Macedonia, as well as about the normalization of relations in the entire Balkans.
In Georgia, massive civil protests are taking place over the law on "foreign agents" which moves the country away from the European path, but also seriously threatens the livelihood and freedom of Georgian citizens. From Tbilisi, we were joined by Ekaterine Basilaia - director of the Center for Media and Social Research of Georgia, who explained in more detail what this law is and why so many people took to the streets. We discussed the use of excessive force by the police in arresting peaceful protesters and the legal fight to protect those detained.
In Labyrinth, we also included the volunteer in the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces, Volodymyr Sapekhin. Volodymyr has been going to the fronts and back for more than two years. We talked about the current situation on the fronts, about the progress of Russian forces in the Kharkiv region, but also about his personal feelings about the two realities he lives in.
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Students halfway to the European capital of justice – Cyclists welcomed with a red carpet in Vienna
Serbian students are cycling to Strasbourg. They were welcomed in Bratislava, Budapest where they received support from the mayor of the Hungarian capital, but the biggest welcome was organized for them in Vienna, where the largest Serbian Diaspora is located. From Vienna, immediately after their arrival, we spoke with Slobodan Knježević, who decided to join the students in this feat, and Uroš Petrović, who is studying for a master's degree in Vienna, and was at the square to welcome the cyclists. In this edition of Labyrinth, a US military pilot was a guest in our studio, with whom we talked about how she made the decision to fly and what the path to that position was. IDMedia
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Sound cannon at the biggest protest ever held in Belgrade
Reportage from the biggest protest Belgrade has ever seen
Due to the days of silence, we decided not to publish any other content, so today we are publishing the reportage from the big protest that took place in Belgrade on March 15th.
We welcomed the three walking groups of students who arrived the day before and followed the entire protest to the end. We talked to several Serbian actors about the current situation, as well as some of the students, bikers and citizens. A sound cannon was also used at the protest, and one of the injured students told his experience in the Labyrinth. Watch the full episode.
