By Matija Šerić
In October 2018, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, delivered a speech at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium before 80,000 members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to promote the patriotic political program “Islam First.” He told his compatriots that they should be proud of Iran’s prestige in the region and the world,…
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By Matija Šerić
Hadrian’s Wall, also known as Hadrian’s Defensive Wall or the Roman Wall, is a monumental structure built in the second century in Britain, an integral part of the then-world superpower, the Roman Empire. The wall was constructed during the reign of Emperor Hadrian, one of the most famous Roman emperors, whose rule…
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In the 19th episode of the Actualitica Podcast, the guest is the distinguished Bosnian academic, Prof. Dr. Suad Kurtćehajić.
The podcast focuses on Bosnianness—its history, present, and future in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The guest explains why Bosnian Muslims adopted the name Bosniak in 1993, why he believes the term Bosniakserves the division of…
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The Chinese business lobby is most visible through Chinese multinational corporations operating in the United States. Among the best-known Chinese companies are Huawei, Tencent, Alibaba, ByteDance (owner of TikTok), ZTE, and others. These companies lobby to secure favorable conditions for doing business on the U.S. market, such as reducing tariff barriers and…
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Regarding the workers whom the DPRK government sends abroad, there are clear discrepancies between the official government narrative and the reality on the ground. While the North Korean government claims these are “contract workers,” reports indicate that they are in fact subjected to forced labor, that their movement and communication are under…
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By Matija Šerić
In one of the derbies of the 25th round of the English Premier League, the giants Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur faced each other. It was a match from which much was expected: quality vertical passing, precise crosses, fiery duels, Hitchcock-style twists… And we got plenty of excitement, but in a strange…
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Spurs Squander +29: Knicks Stage the Greatest Comeback in NBA Finals History
By Matija Šerić Miracles are rare in sports, especially in the NBA Finals, but every now and then, extraordinary moments do happen. One such moment occurred in last night’s Game 4 of the Finals between New York and San Antonio. At the legendary Madison Square Garden, the Knicks overturned a massive 29-point deficit early in…
Spurs Squander +29: Knicks Stage the Greatest Comeback in NBA Finals History
By Matija Šerić Miracles are rare in sports, especially in the NBA Finals, but every now and then, extraordinary moments do happen. One such moment occurred in last night’s Game 4 of the Finals between New York and San Antonio. At the legendary Madison Square Garden, the Knicks overturned a massive 29-point deficit early in…
