you know he asked whether we muslims would be happy if we saw the same thing in the balkans or in or in spain unfortunately we cannot see the same thing because the mosques have been destroyed. in the balkans and in spain having said that i do one thing that i need i think we should all agree regardless of all the debates about its cultural value historical value religious and well symbolism i think one thing that we all should agree on that 'd this decision is a matter of domestic issue for turkey as a sovereign state. of course we can be critical of course we can judge or discuss it but with regards to the decision had to be taken by the turkish authorities the judicial authorities or except except that of authorities i think we should agree that this is a decision that is took as she took a sovereign right. when it comes to the international arena particularly in the west i think if you know we the the you know way they think that right now as it has a few yesterday the most the i associate museum was a as of yesterday it was a cathedral or it was a church and now it has been actu

we still have some worrying trends in southern europe in the balkans so we're not out of the woods just yet in the european environment it requires sustained vigilance just 2 months ago montenegro was declaring itself corona free not anymore it seems 2000 cases of the virus have seen social distancing and lock down measures reintroduced but. you may be forgiven for thinking that western europe could force off the worst the pandemic count to offer but there's also been spikes there as well in spain for example the number of new infections has tripled recently in peaceful means that you know this when measures have been relaxed is where outbreaks happen is not only family reunions or other types of gatherings where we've had a good number of new outbreaks but also in places where there's been evening entertainment they have also generated some new outbreaks some countries are already reimposing measures in belgium which was ravaged by the 1st wave of the virus pressure is being placed upon the health care system local mayors will be given powers to impose lock downs and curfews in the are

global problem i see that infections are not only occurring in spain the balkans will be a big source of increased coronavirus infections in europe. well after 4 days of tense negotiations the $27.00 e.u. countries reached an agreement on choose the l.a. post krone virus stimulus package the french president the plan us historic his opposition members didn't though they called it a bad deal for. this recovery plan based on european solidarity is a historic change for the european union and the eurozone think it's a common goal based on solidarity and responsibility because there's a planned refund deadline the goal isn't soley to leave all of this on the backs of future generations so this is a common desire to invest which will enable us to properly face the social and economic but also it's a logical challenges of our european union. macron has just signed the worst deal for france in the history of the you to protect his ego he sector feiss our future and our independence european taxes abandonment for agriculture colossal financial commitment of the country micron has given into e

yes, i think the russians are researching and the balkans, notably in surrey.they tried it to in montenegro which fail. they tried messing in macedonia. that failed and that's all good. using both eu and nato moved to office countries more resilient, including through expanding their own programs. serbia i think, because of its history and its links to the soviet union is generally quite ambivalent about russia versus the west. this is a matter of generalization but in general terms. that's because of the fragility of the state and so anyways come in many ways. but how do we countered? i think we've got to keep strengthening eu and nato and osce ties with those countries. we've got to help them be very transparent in their own legislation in the ways they tackle the money laundering and their experience. that means giving them more military training, more security training, more economic training. and probably more governance support so that they find it easier to resist some things that the russians do. i think it also means calling that when we see it. if rem

yes, i think the russians are resurge ntd in the balkans, notably in serbia. they tried this coup in montenegro that failed. they tried in macedonia, that failed. that's all good, and you have seen both the eu and nato move to help though countries be more resilie resilient, including through expanding their own programs en route to membership for them. serbia, i think, because of its history and its links to the soviet union, is genuinely quite ambivalent about russia versus the west. this is a massive generalization, but in general terms. bosnia, i think, is very vulnerable. and that's because of the fragility of the bosnian state in so many ways that we're familiar with. but how do we counter it? i think we've got to keep strengthening eu and nato and osc ties with those countries. we have got to help them be very transparent in their own legislation and the ways they tackle the money laundering and the interference. that means, i think, giving them more military training, more security training, more economic training. and probably more governance support

global problem i see that infections are not only occurring in spain the balkans will be a big source of increased corona virus infections in europe. relaxes and now it's heading your way in just a few by which time the team and i are back at 3 a moscow time and 30 minutes with the latest. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us of the world of politics. i'm showbusiness i'll see that. syria has been engulfed in civil war most 10 years it's cost hundreds of thousands of lives and displaced a 1000000 small no one foresaw the peaceful protests of 20 is collating into a complex conflict between various geopolitical interests rebel groups not just. me. on this. but if you tell us if you say you hate because i'm. best at the cool. you know deep down to like. an ordinary i sat down i. never assassins them other than the shame what i did i miss the hate. it. fellow and welcome to redacted tonight vi p.r. camp today i talked with one of my favorite journalists kevin dole. who writes for shadow proof dot com and some of the best coverage of the continued pers

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in the history of the balkans or what happens when you have people who speak different languages and radically different beliefs trying to be in the same society. c-span: you said relations are bad on campus. if this keeps up what is going to happen? >> guest: there are already skinheads on college campuses. there are already harassments of minority students on a scale and seen 20 or 30 years ago. then there is the reaction on both sides to escalate because what you do is give a lot of leverage to the crazy elements in all of these groups, picking an international example in israel someone said on the radio, and television that because this is really man as killed 7 arabs that any thought right now of the norm between arabs and jews has to be put aside. one man has the leverage to prevent millions of people on both sides from working out some livable arrangement and once you get this racial hype, you put that power into the hands of demagogues to prevent vast numbers of people who may be decently disposed not to be able to do anything because they are polarized by the relative handfu

and western balkans. we have other external neighbors russia. syria early lebannon jordan israel egypt libya tunisia algeria morocco you know but at the same time we are leaving living at a time of huge up here. you know. that many member states in europe are involved in the transatlantic partnership but europe needs to rely here on itself we need to be able to decide the future of europe in this rapidly changing world we need to decide whether we take europe seriously whether we want so europe sprayed and identity to be safeguarded in times of crisis so we need a strong european fallen into curity policy now one key partner will remain the united kingdom we need to shape our future relationship and that will keep us busy over the next 6 months progress in negotiations thus far have been slim to put it to diplomatically we've agreed with the united kingdom to accelerate the pace of talks to reach an agreement by autumn an agreement that could be ratified by the end of the year.

the people in the balkans care about the balkans, but in terms of that being decisive in the overallutcome of the work, it is not at all. they are shooting themselves in the foot. the third week of may, four weeks before barbarossa, which is the biggest clash of arms the world has ever seen. why are you dissipating your forces? it is quite useful to have when you think about your strategy, you have to prioritize. that is one of the problems the germans have. to go into crete at that point is strategic insanity. but because they win, we think, the british are terrible. rob: there is the view that the germans can do no wrong. what we are doing is repeating the same phrases. germans using their own propaganda about various campaigns. james: i think it is really important sometimes to take a step back and go, ok, this is assumed knowledge, but why is it assumed that and is everybody right? sometimes you have to take a step back, look at it and say, that doesn't make any sense. am alwaysrian, what i trained to do is question everything. when i read a book and it tells me -- i learned the

cases have spiked across the balkan country in recent weeks serbia recorded its highest coded 1000 death toll on tuesday it forced president alexander to take action announcing a weekend curfew for belgrade the protesters have pushed him to backtrack. just as what i considered it but the crisis team thinks there's still hope to slow the spread so we may introduce harsher measures but without introducing a curfew. that hasn't been enough to keep the peace as police and demonstrators face off with flares fireworks and tear gas. demonstrators say they want to return to normal and for the president to resign. the latest from journalist ferry he's following the protests and joins us now from the serbian capital it grow give us a quick update how bad were the clashes last. where the clashes were very bad i was out there in the streets still serial one off their midnight and they were not stopping the group spread in those small streets after they started in the main front of the parliament and the police couldn't sit they control basically all the serbian special units were there trying to mak

cases have spiked across the balkan country in recent weeks serbia recorded its highest coded 1000 death toll on tuesday it forced president alexander to take action announcing a weekend curfew for belgrade but protesters have pushed him to backtrack. because of what i considered it but the crisis team thinks there's still hope to slow the spread so we may introduce harsher measures but without introducing a curfew. that hasn't been enough to keep the peace as police and demonstrators face off with flares fireworks and tear gas. demonstrators say they want to return to normal and for the president to resign. let's get some analysis on the story now we have with us is the southeast europe expert for the german institute for international and security affairs thank you for joining us how do you explain why we've seen such violence in serbia over the government's handling of the pandemic. the reason is not only that their mixed serbia is a deeply divided society in which the president mr which holds all power so this partly because of that but than me but they go much deeper this is a side

cases have spiked across the balkan country in recent weeks serbia recorded its highest scope at 1000 death toll on tuesday it forced president alexander to take action announcing a weekend curfew to belgrade the protesters have pushed him to backtrack. justice for 2 weeks i considered it but the crisis team thinks there's still hope to slow the spread so we may introduce harsher measures but without introducing a curfew. that hasn't been enough to keep the peace as police and demonstrators face off with flares fireworks and tear gas. demonstrators say they want to return to normal and for the president to resign. let's not take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world u.s. universities harvard and massachusetts and institute of technology are suing the u.s. government over a bar in international students remaining in the country the trumpet ministration is said foreign students must leave if they're attending institutions where classes have been moved online because of the coronavirus and demick. u.n. secretary general antonio has warned that the war in libya

cases have spiked across the balkan country in recent weeks serbia recorded this highest code with 19 death toll on kids day president alexander who checked originally announced a weekend curfew for belgrade but now his government says it won't re impose a lockdown. but no one is quite sure whether that will be enough to appease the demonstrators and keep the peace. let's get some analysis on the story now we have with us he's the southeast europe expert for the german institute for international and security affairs thank you for joining us how do you explain why we've seen such violence in serbia over the government's handling of the pandemic. the reason is not only that there mix is a deeply divided society in which the president mr which holds all power so broke this partly because of the put them in but they go much deeper this is a side to you i think is fed up with the hubris of the president who splits off like you get closer to shrivel bases for his rule actually here's something like the german president a good government and think prime minister should run the country she h

cases have spiked across the balkan country in recent weeks serbia recorded its highest scope at 1000 death toll on tuesday it forced president alexander to take action announcing a weekend curfew to belgrade the protesters have pushed him to backtrack. to east i considered it but the crisis team thinks there's still hope to slow the spread so we may introduce harsher measures but without introducing a curfew. that hasn't been enough to keep the peace as police and demonstrators face off with flares fireworks and tear gas. demonstrators say they want to return to normal and for the president to resign. the prime minister of ivory coast a model gone clean but he has died unexpectedly of age of $61.00 gone clean but he was also the ruling party's candidate for the presidential election coming up in october and his passing raises questions about who will replace him in that race the cause of death has not yet been disclosed but gone clearly had a heart transplant 8 years ago and i've just received medical treatment in france. told us what could be but his death means for ivory coast it's