Archive for October, 2009

Aleksandra Rebic | 68 years later, Kragujevac Massacre of Serbian civilians by the Nazis still stands out as a singular examples of man’s capacity for inhumanity. Following the successful organized uprising, the first of its kind in occupied Europe, by the Serbian resistance forces under the command of Serbia’s General Draza Mihailovich that not only... »

By Aleksandra Rebic | The assassination of Serbia’s King Alexander paved the way for the Nazi genocide of Serbs and Jews in WWII. October 9, 2009 marks the 75th anniversary of the assassination of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia. This assassination of the Serbian king by a Macedonian terrorist working with Croatian separatists never garnered... »

By Carl Savich   The guerrilla movement of Yugoslav resistance leader Draza Mihailovich in German-occupied Yugoslavia created an unprecedented sensation in the United States and Great Britain during World War II. Five major novels were published in 1942 and 1943 on Draza Mihailovich and the Chetnik guerrillas. In November, 1942, The Chetniks by George Sava was published... »

Ioannis Michaletos | The current situation in the Balkans reveals a worrying trend of political and security developments that may lead to renewed round of brinkmanship, even of conflict, between different countries and ethnic groups. Although, for the time being, the Balkan issues have not attracted the eye of the global media, it is of... »

By Ari Rusila | US presence in Afghanistan may be less because of the al-Qaeda terrorists and more because of the brewing geopolitical competition over central Asia’s vast resources. Competition – or development – of EU’s eastern gas supply routes has intensified this year. Both EU/U.S. backed Nabucco and Russia’s South Stream have made deals... »