Aleksandar Stosic
@aleksandarstosic.bsky.social
Political Science MA in Local Authority.
I live in Waterford, Ireland.
Journalist in the past life.
I mostly post about politics, but I also share some stuff about music and my travels now and then.
Plus, I’ve got a bunch of photos too!
I live in Waterford, Ireland.
Journalist in the past life.
I mostly post about politics, but I also share some stuff about music and my travels now and then.
Plus, I’ve got a bunch of photos too!
Na današnji dan 2000. poginula je Kirsty MacColl. Ovo je fantastična priča o pesmi 'Fairytale of New York', o jednom drukčijem doživljaju Božića, koju je objavila sa The Pogues. Za mnoge najlepša božićna pesma koja govori o dvoje ljudi sa margina,👇🏻
December 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Na današnji dan 2000. poginula je Kirsty MacColl. Ovo je fantastična priča o pesmi 'Fairytale of New York', o jednom drukčijem doživljaju Božića, koju je objavila sa The Pogues. Za mnoge najlepša božićna pesma koja govori o dvoje ljudi sa margina,👇🏻
Important piece in the FT on the possibility of the UK rejoining the EU, Labour's lack of courage to tackle the challenge, & Starmer's lack of conviction to open a debate. The author Robert Shrimsley even draws a parallel btw PM & Colonel Alec Guinness in the movie 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'👇
December 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Important piece in the FT on the possibility of the UK rejoining the EU, Labour's lack of courage to tackle the challenge, & Starmer's lack of conviction to open a debate. The author Robert Shrimsley even draws a parallel btw PM & Colonel Alec Guinness in the movie 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'👇
My new Substack post: On a regime that recruits obedience through bribery; on suspended institutions; on a society in which the law applies only to the unprotected.
open.substack.com/pub/aleksand...
open.substack.com/pub/aleksand...
Serbia: A Captive State
On a regime that recruits obedience through bribery; on suspended institutions; on a society in which the law applies only to the unprotected.
open.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
My new Substack post: On a regime that recruits obedience through bribery; on suspended institutions; on a society in which the law applies only to the unprotected.
open.substack.com/pub/aleksand...
open.substack.com/pub/aleksand...
Tekst koji sam napisao za Danasov Vikend dodatak o Srbiji kao zarobljenoj državi: o kupovini poslušnosti, o suspendovanim institucijama, o moći koja se održava strahom.
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www.danas.rs/dijalog/licn...
December 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Tekst koji sam napisao za Danasov Vikend dodatak o Srbiji kao zarobljenoj državi: o kupovini poslušnosti, o suspendovanim institucijama, o moći koja se održava strahom.
www.danas.rs/dijalog/licn...
www.danas.rs/dijalog/licn...
Holly Cross Church, Tramore, Co. Waterford, 🇮🇪
December 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Holly Cross Church, Tramore, Co. Waterford, 🇮🇪
Reposted by Aleksandar Stosic
Buying influence in Washington has never been easier, or more corrupt. For more than a year European officials have warned that the Balkan state of Bosnia and Herzegovina is on the brink of a crisis threatening the stability of south-eastern Europe. Now a group of US Maga lobbyists has helped
The Maga push overturning US policy in the Balkans
South-eastern Europe jolted by Trump’s support for pro-Russia Serb leader
www.ft.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Buying influence in Washington has never been easier, or more corrupt. For more than a year European officials have warned that the Balkan state of Bosnia and Herzegovina is on the brink of a crisis threatening the stability of south-eastern Europe. Now a group of US Maga lobbyists has helped
Piece by Economists Chris Johns: The new US “National Security Strategy” published by Donald Trump marks the end of any remaining European illusions about the post-1945 global security and economic order. America seeks to fracture the EU - another new type of war.
open.substack.com/pub/cjpecono...
open.substack.com/pub/cjpecono...
Will the next war be between the US and Europe?
The past 80 years are so over
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December 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Piece by Economists Chris Johns: The new US “National Security Strategy” published by Donald Trump marks the end of any remaining European illusions about the post-1945 global security and economic order. America seeks to fracture the EU - another new type of war.
open.substack.com/pub/cjpecono...
open.substack.com/pub/cjpecono...
Sinoć u jednom pubu y Watefordu naletim na čoveka u trenerci Jugoslavije kakvu je. nosila fudbalska reprezentacije na mediteranskim igrama u Splitu. I počnemo da pričamo. I pijemo. I tako, život nekad bude uvrnuto lep. Eto, to sam hteo sa vam kažem uz prvu jutarnju kafu.
December 6, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Sinoć u jednom pubu y Watefordu naletim na čoveka u trenerci Jugoslavije kakvu je. nosila fudbalska reprezentacije na mediteranskim igrama u Splitu. I počnemo da pričamo. I pijemo. I tako, život nekad bude uvrnuto lep. Eto, to sam hteo sa vam kažem uz prvu jutarnju kafu.
Gigs in churches are unimaginable in Serbia. In Ireland, it is completely normal because churches are primarily cultural ajd social venues.
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Gigs in churches are unimaginable in Serbia. In Ireland, it is completely normal because churches are primarily cultural ajd social venues.
Napad na narodnog poslanika dok ulazi u zgradu parlamenta, prema članu 323 Krivičnog zakonika predstavlja napad na službeno lice u vršenju dužnosti. Poslanik se u tom trenutku smatra licem koje izvršava svoju funkciju. (1)
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Napad na narodnog poslanika dok ulazi u zgradu parlamenta, prema članu 323 Krivičnog zakonika predstavlja napad na službeno lice u vršenju dužnosti. Poslanik se u tom trenutku smatra licem koje izvršava svoju funkciju. (1)
River Liffey, Dublin
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
River Liffey, Dublin
Diplomatski rečnik srpskih zvaničnika - ‘ruska braća’, ‘kineski prijatelji’, ‘američki partneri’ -često kaže više o naravi vlasti nego svi njihovi PR nastupi zajedno.
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Diplomatski rečnik srpskih zvaničnika - ‘ruska braća’, ‘kineski prijatelji’, ‘američki partneri’ -često kaže više o naravi vlasti nego svi njihovi PR nastupi zajedno.
When the dictator and the authoritarian make a deal, democracy must respond decisively.
November 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
When the dictator and the authoritarian make a deal, democracy must respond decisively.
That bass line intro on She Bangs the Drums defined a generation- pure Mani magic. Farewell to a Manchester rock and roll legend.
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The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drums (Official Video)
YouTube video by StoneRosesVEVO
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November 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
That bass line intro on She Bangs the Drums defined a generation- pure Mani magic. Farewell to a Manchester rock and roll legend.
youtu.be/wD6Pq0bSMPo?...
youtu.be/wD6Pq0bSMPo?...
Don't look around
The leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winte
(Tramore, Co Waterford, Ireland)
The leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winte
(Tramore, Co Waterford, Ireland)
November 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Don't look around
The leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winte
(Tramore, Co Waterford, Ireland)
The leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winte
(Tramore, Co Waterford, Ireland)
Engaging difficult and unsettling thinkers is part of a healthy intellectual life. A democracy depends on argument and disagreement. The problem arises when interpretation begins to blur essential distinctions and is treated as an ultimate truth.
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The Bataclan Massacre, the Post-1968 Left, and the Unwelcome Victim
How Anti-Imperialism Became a Justification for Terror
substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Engaging difficult and unsettling thinkers is part of a healthy intellectual life. A democracy depends on argument and disagreement. The problem arises when interpretation begins to blur essential distinctions and is treated as an ultimate truth.
substack.com/@zinebriboua...
substack.com/@zinebriboua...
Ono čemu smo sinoć svedočili u Beogradu, ispred Skupštine, jeste ono što je Hana Arent nazvala banalnošću zla.
November 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ono čemu smo sinoć svedočili u Beogradu, ispred Skupštine, jeste ono što je Hana Arent nazvala banalnošću zla.
My latest opinion piece, “On the Right to Hold a Different Opinion,” explores the state of public debate in Serbia, dissent, and the urgent need for dialogue.
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open.substack.com/pub/aleksand...
On the Right to Hold a Different Opinion
When public speech itself becomes a weapon, how can dialogue survive? How do we rebuild a shattered pluralist ecosystem—one that allows Serbia to breathe again?
open.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
My latest opinion piece, “On the Right to Hold a Different Opinion,” explores the state of public debate in Serbia, dissent, and the urgent need for dialogue.
open.substack.com/pub/aleksand...
open.substack.com/pub/aleksand...
The new EP resolution signals a clear shift in EU policy toward Vučić. Brussels is moving from cautious engagement to open criticism, prioritising Serbia’s civil society and democratic standards over the president’s stalled reform narrative. 🇷🇸🇪🇺 www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the polarisation and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedy | RC-B10-0459/2025 | European Parliament
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION pursuant to Rule 136(2) and (4) of the Rules of Procedure replacing the following motions: B10-0459/2025 (S&D) B10-0463/2025 (Verts/ALE) B10-0465/2025 (PPE) B10-0466/2025...
www.europarl.europa.eu
October 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The new EP resolution signals a clear shift in EU policy toward Vučić. Brussels is moving from cautious engagement to open criticism, prioritising Serbia’s civil society and democratic standards over the president’s stalled reform narrative. 🇷🇸🇪🇺 www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...
Vidi, da nije možda stigla jesen?
Traži i naći ćeš u sebi truo hrast
Gore u nama je bujica reči
Dole u nama je jesenji strah
Traži i naći ćeš u sebi truo hrast
Gore u nama je bujica reči
Dole u nama je jesenji strah
October 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Vidi, da nije možda stigla jesen?
Traži i naći ćeš u sebi truo hrast
Gore u nama je bujica reči
Dole u nama je jesenji strah
Traži i naći ćeš u sebi truo hrast
Gore u nama je bujica reči
Dole u nama je jesenji strah
Dijalog u društvu na ivici pucanja
www.danas.rs/dijalog/licn...
www.danas.rs/dijalog/licn...
October 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Dijalog u društvu na ivici pucanja
www.danas.rs/dijalog/licn...
www.danas.rs/dijalog/licn...
"Granica nije mogla da podeli miris jorgovana koji se širio kroz prostor." (Ljuan Starova, 'Drugi pored mene')
Albanija je, iako tik pored nas, u očima prosecnog Srbina daleka, strana, opasna, i za zaobilazenje.
Albanija je, iako tik pored nas, u očima prosecnog Srbina daleka, strana, opasna, i za zaobilazenje.
October 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"Granica nije mogla da podeli miris jorgovana koji se širio kroz prostor." (Ljuan Starova, 'Drugi pored mene')
Albanija je, iako tik pored nas, u očima prosecnog Srbina daleka, strana, opasna, i za zaobilazenje.
Albanija je, iako tik pored nas, u očima prosecnog Srbina daleka, strana, opasna, i za zaobilazenje.
Kako pokrenuti dijalog u kojem će se osporiti stav srpske omladine (a verovatno i velikog dela ostatka srpskog društva) da je na Kosovu okupatorska vlast? Kako uvesti pluralizam mišljenja u dogmatske stavove društva? (Niz)
October 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Kako pokrenuti dijalog u kojem će se osporiti stav srpske omladine (a verovatno i velikog dela ostatka srpskog društva) da je na Kosovu okupatorska vlast? Kako uvesti pluralizam mišljenja u dogmatske stavove društva? (Niz)