Macedonian (Old-New) Issue
In his famous article "The Macedonian Syndrome, An Historical Model of International Relations and Political Development", published in 1971 in World Politics, M. Weiner, explains that the Balkan cases during the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, provided him with material for a descriptive model: A model that might prove useful for describing, explaining and predicting the patterns of political development and international behavior of some of the states of Asia and Africa that have recently become independent.
Painful Confrontations
With the Framework Agreement, signed in Ohrid on 13 August 2001 by the leaders of the four biggest Macedonian parties, the concept of Macedonia as a nation-state (national state of the Macedonian people) has been greatly abandoned.
On the Macedonian Authenticity
The ruling of the European Court for Human Rights in Strasbourg related to the court trial “Boris Stankov and OMO Ilinden Against Bulgaria” is a clear signal for the Bulgarian State leadership. This means that it will find itself in the position of a loser unless it stops violating the rights of our co-citizens self-determined as Macedonians to manifest their authenticity by free association and peaceful rallies.
The Present Status of Kosovo Cannot Last Longer Than 2005
In his report to the Security Council in New York in which he bade farewell to his mission as UN Secretary General special envoy, Michael Steiner emphasized that during the year and a half he had stayed in Kosovo the multiethnic government had been formed. “In the northern part of Mitrovica we brought in the UNMIK administration. We drove back the prisoners of war. We turned upside down the negative trend as regards the return of the refugees. And both sides stated that they were ready for direct dialogue.
George W. Bush Passes Macedonian Geography Quiz
United States President George W. Bush would never be mistaken for being a geography expert or someone with a photographic memory for country titles and locations. He has called Africa a nation, Europe a key ally, and the Kingdom of Jordan a Gulf Coast Country. In a reporter’s pop quiz during the 2000 election campaign, he only correctly identified one of four country leaders. Yet Bush has changed America’s policy on Macedonia’s name, ending more than a decade of identifying the Balkan nation by a clumsy name and helping bring peace and freedom to a country struggling with foreign recognition of its identity.