This article, the second part of an analysis of Serbia’s attitude towards Russia, focuses on the implications of the war in Ukraine, from both a geopolitical and individual perspective. Its predecessor outlined how most Serbs support Russia and Putin and detailed the political and historical reasons for this. Building on these findings, we jump to…

Most Serbs support Putin’s war in Ukraine. Why? The nation of Serbia, along with its numerous former geopolitical incarnations, has historically enjoyed good relations with Russia. This friendship seems to have solidified in recent years. It is so strong, that Serbia today, together with Belarus, remains the only European country that has not imposed sanctions…

The Czech Republic recently elected Petr Pavel as the fourth president in the country’s history. The president of the Czech Republic serves up to two terms, or ten years as head of state. Pavel is only the second president to have been elected through popular vote. He won the first round of voting with 35.4%…

Even though most of us would like to forget about COVID-19 entirely, unfortunately, this is not possible. The virus is still on the rise and moving through the whole world.  A new omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, otherwise known as “Kraken,” is nasty and highly transmissible. This is due to merging fragments from two other variants, a…

Just as the war in Ukraine continues to drag on without indication of ultimatum, the European Union has banned together to stand behind Ukraine and oppose Russian aggression. As of right now, Ukraine still has not been accepted into the EU, but the push for a membership in the next 2 years by Ukraine’s Prime…

With over 15 million French residents receiving a state pension, major protests and public unrest are facing the country due to new pension reform. In France, mandatory social security taxes are taken from paychecks and a percentage of that tax then goes into the national pension fund. Pensions are then distributed to retirees that meet…