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A story of a certain non-paper

In the past few days, a certain non-paper was the cause of somewhat of an uproar in Slovenija and in the Balkans. Slovenian and Bosnian…

3 min readApr 16, 2021

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Sašo Ornik

They want to put us into cages, so we can’t talk to each other anymore

When I was a kid we had 6 TV programs, of which 2 were from Austria. I learned German very soon and it was a window into the world. I also…

3 min readJan 22, 2021

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Sašo Ornik

After Trump, a deeply divided empire in decline

What to say about US President Trump, now that he has left the White House? His political career seems to be over, but he has transformed…

8 min readJan 20, 2021

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After Trump, a deeply divided empire in decline

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Sašo Ornik

New sanctions against Russia are counterproductive and will lead to a more aggressive Russian…

One must be very naive to believe it is coincidence health troubles of the so-called leader of the Russian opposition, Alexei Navalny…

5 min readSep 14, 2020

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New sanctions against Russia are counterproductive and will lead to a more aggressive Russian…

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Sašo Ornik

China is the new Russia and there is nothing the Chinese can do about it

After years of Russia bashing it’s now Chinas turn. It is more logical, as China is the real competitor for the US on the global stage It…

5 min readMay 24, 2020

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China is the new Russia and there is nothing the Chinese can do about it

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Sašo Ornik

A full-scale war with Iran still unlikely

After the US attack on general Soleimani near Baghdad at the beginning of the year, I thought my comment from last year, when I wrote that…

3 min readJan 26, 2020

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A full-scale war with Iran still unlikely

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Sašo Ornik

Everybody I don’t agree with, is a Russian bot or how it is easier to believe an evil mastermind…

It occured to me that the political situation in the US is a bit like in Slovenia. Large parts of the Democratic party have taken the…

4 min readOct 20, 2019

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Sašo Ornik

War with Iran doesn’t seem likely

Washington is sending additional 1000 troops to the Middle East in response to Iranian attack on two tankers in the gulf of Oman, off…

2 min readJun 18, 2019

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Sašo Ornik

If it happened here, it can happen anywhere

If you live in a stable country with strong institutions, without the threat of war, with peaceful transition of power after each…

4 min readJun 9, 2019

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If it happened here, it can happen anywhere

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Sašo Ornik

Europe: just a bunch of small, weak fish

Today is the day, most Europeans head to the polls to elect members of the European Parliament. Yes, I voted. I voted, because I always do…

4 min readMay 26, 2019

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Europe: just a bunch of small, weak fish

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Sašo Ornik

Sašo Ornik

Blogger. Trying to improve my English. What better way to do that, than to translate comments from my Slovenian blog or write new ones.

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