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*** 29-Apr-17 World View -- Protesters storm Macedonia's parliament fearing calls for 'Greater Albania'
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** Protesters storm Macedonia's parliament fearing calls for 'Greater Albania'
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Protesters clash with police blocking the entrance to the parliament building in Skopje, Macedonia, on Thursday evening (AFP)
On Thursday evening, thousands of ethnic Macedonians surrounded
Macedonia's parliament building in the capital city Skopje, and then
stormed the building. The protests were triggered when an ethnic
Albanian was controversially elected to the post of parliament
speaker. The scene was calm by Friday morning, with reports
indicating that about 100 people have been injured and in hospitals.
The Macedonians are protesting unending government corruption, as well
as demands by Albanian nationalists for a "Greater Albania," an
enlargement of the current Albania to include ethnic Albanian
populations for neighboring countries.
The idea of a Greater Albania was launched in the late 1800s, and was
favored by Nazi Germany and Italy's Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini
during World War II. It was revived during the brief Macedonian civil
war in 2001, and is pursued by Albanian nationalists. Many people
consider the Albanian nationalist movement to be a danger to the
entire region, because it might ignite further wars.
Other analysts see no fear of war, and several politicians are blaming
the whole incident on the United States and the European Union for
meddling. Reuters and Macedonia Online
and B92 (Belgrade)
Related Articles
[*] Macedonia declares state of emergency along border with Greece (22-Aug-2015)
[*] A train station in Macedonia becomes the new European migrant choke point (19-Aug-2015)
[*] 22 die in Macedonian police gun battles with Albanian militants (11-May-2015)
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**** Brief generational history of Macedonia
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The most famous leader in Macedonia's history is Alexander the Great,
considered by many to be the most brilliant military leader of all
time. He was born in 356 BC, and became King of Macedonia upon his
father's death in 336 BC. He created a vast empire from Greece to
Egypt to Persia to India by the time of his death in 323 BC.
Upon his death, Macedonia and his entire empire were thrown into a
succession of violent upheavals. For centuries, Macedonia was
important because it controlled the major trading and transportation
routes through the Balkans.
Macedonia was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1371 to 1912. The
Balkan Wars of 1912-13 were a generational crisis war for Macedonia,
resulting in the country parts of the country under the control of
Greece and Serbia.
After the war, Macedonia became part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
World War II was a non-crisis war for Macedonia. The country was
split, with Italian-ruled Albania annexing the western portion, and
pro-German Bulgaria annexing the eastern portion. After WW II,
Yugoslavia was reconstituted, including Macedonia.
From the point of view of generational theory, Macedonia is a country
that's very difficult to analyze because a constant stream of
invasions by neighboring country leave it with no unique history
timeline. Macedonia is landlocked, surrounded by Greece, Bulgaria,
Serbia and Albania, and all of these countries have, at one time or
another, invaded and controlled Macedonia.
However, when viewed as a part of the Balkans as a whole, its
generational timeline becomes clearer. The Balkan wars of 1912-13
were a crisis war that threw the country into decades of chaos, until
it was brought under control by the brutal, bloody dictatorship of
Marshall Josip Broz Tito starting in 1953, as a Communist satellite of
the Soviet Union.
Tito's death in 1980 coincided with the beginning of generational
Crisis era for the Balkan countries, roughly 60 years after the end of
World War I. The coalitions that Tito had held together with bloody
force began to disintegrate, and in 1991, new Balkan wars began as
generational crisis wars. The Bosnia war in particular, ending in
1995, was one of the bloodiest and most brutal wars of recent times.
In Macedonia, the biggest tensions were between the ethnic
Macedonians, with 64% of the population, and the ethnic Albanians,
with 25% of the population. The result was a brief civil war in 2001
started by an uprising by ethnic Albanians. There have been sporadic
flare-ups between the two ethnic groups since then.
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In 2015, the 'Balkan Route' for refugees leaving Greece began with Macedonia
Macedonia has been in the news in recent for other reasons that are
worth summarizing now:
History World and History of Macedonia and NBC News
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**** Heidelberg Conflict Barometer
****
In the course of researching this article, I came across the
Heidelberg Conflict Barometer, from the Heidelberg Institute for
International Conflict Research, which is one of the most complete
listings and analyses of conflicts going on in the world today. It
identifies 18 different disputes currently in the Balkans.
This study is invaluable for anyone analyzing the world's conflicts
today. What the study lacks is any attempt to relate the conflicts to
generational timelines. Any college student interested in these
subjects could make an invaluable contribution to understanding what's
going on in the world today by taking on, as a thesis topic, the
problem of relating all today's conflicts to generational timelines.
RFE/RL and Heidelberg Conflict Barometer 2016
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Macedonia, Albania, Greater Albania,
Italy, Benito Mussolini,
Alexander the Great, Yugoslavia, Marshall Josip Broz Tito,
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, FYROM,
Greece, Balkan Route, Heidelberg Conflict Barometer
Permanent web link to this article
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Protesters storm Macedonia's parliament fearing calls for 'Greater Albania'
- Brief generational history of Macedonia
- Heidelberg Conflict Barometer
****
**** Protesters storm Macedonia's parliament fearing calls for 'Greater Albania'
****
Protesters clash with police blocking the entrance to the parliament building in Skopje, Macedonia, on Thursday evening (AFP)
On Thursday evening, thousands of ethnic Macedonians surrounded
Macedonia's parliament building in the capital city Skopje, and then
stormed the building. The protests were triggered when an ethnic
Albanian was controversially elected to the post of parliament
speaker. The scene was calm by Friday morning, with reports
indicating that about 100 people have been injured and in hospitals.
The Macedonians are protesting unending government corruption, as well
as demands by Albanian nationalists for a "Greater Albania," an
enlargement of the current Albania to include ethnic Albanian
populations for neighboring countries.
The idea of a Greater Albania was launched in the late 1800s, and was
favored by Nazi Germany and Italy's Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini
during World War II. It was revived during the brief Macedonian civil
war in 2001, and is pursued by Albanian nationalists. Many people
consider the Albanian nationalist movement to be a danger to the
entire region, because it might ignite further wars.
Other analysts see no fear of war, and several politicians are blaming
the whole incident on the United States and the European Union for
meddling. Reuters and Macedonia Online
and B92 (Belgrade)
Related Articles
[*] Macedonia declares state of emergency along border with Greece (22-Aug-2015)
[*] A train station in Macedonia becomes the new European migrant choke point (19-Aug-2015)
[*] 22 die in Macedonian police gun battles with Albanian militants (11-May-2015)
****
**** Brief generational history of Macedonia
****
The most famous leader in Macedonia's history is Alexander the Great,
considered by many to be the most brilliant military leader of all
time. He was born in 356 BC, and became King of Macedonia upon his
father's death in 336 BC. He created a vast empire from Greece to
Egypt to Persia to India by the time of his death in 323 BC.
Upon his death, Macedonia and his entire empire were thrown into a
succession of violent upheavals. For centuries, Macedonia was
important because it controlled the major trading and transportation
routes through the Balkans.
Macedonia was part of the Ottoman Empire from 1371 to 1912. The
Balkan Wars of 1912-13 were a generational crisis war for Macedonia,
resulting in the country parts of the country under the control of
Greece and Serbia.
After the war, Macedonia became part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
World War II was a non-crisis war for Macedonia. The country was
split, with Italian-ruled Albania annexing the western portion, and
pro-German Bulgaria annexing the eastern portion. After WW II,
Yugoslavia was reconstituted, including Macedonia.
From the point of view of generational theory, Macedonia is a country
that's very difficult to analyze because a constant stream of
invasions by neighboring country leave it with no unique history
timeline. Macedonia is landlocked, surrounded by Greece, Bulgaria,
Serbia and Albania, and all of these countries have, at one time or
another, invaded and controlled Macedonia.
However, when viewed as a part of the Balkans as a whole, its
generational timeline becomes clearer. The Balkan wars of 1912-13
were a crisis war that threw the country into decades of chaos, until
it was brought under control by the brutal, bloody dictatorship of
Marshall Josip Broz Tito starting in 1953, as a Communist satellite of
the Soviet Union.
Tito's death in 1980 coincided with the beginning of generational
Crisis era for the Balkan countries, roughly 60 years after the end of
World War I. The coalitions that Tito had held together with bloody
force began to disintegrate, and in 1991, new Balkan wars began as
generational crisis wars. The Bosnia war in particular, ending in
1995, was one of the bloodiest and most brutal wars of recent times.
In Macedonia, the biggest tensions were between the ethnic
Macedonians, with 64% of the population, and the ethnic Albanians,
with 25% of the population. The result was a brief civil war in 2001
started by an uprising by ethnic Albanians. There have been sporadic
flare-ups between the two ethnic groups since then.
In 2015, the 'Balkan Route' for refugees leaving Greece began with Macedonia
Macedonia has been in the news in recent for other reasons that are
worth summarizing now:
- Macedonia and Greece don't get along very well, apparently
because ill feelings remain from Alexander the Great's conquest of
Greece. In particular, Greece strongly objects to the country having
the name "Macedonia," since Greece considers that to belong to Greece
as the name of a province. For that reason, the official UN and EU
name of Macedonia is actually FYROM -- "The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia."
- Macedonia was a critical link for the Balkan Route in 2015.
Refugees from Turkey would pour into Greece, and from there would
cross the border into Macedonia on their way to Germany. Today, the
Balkan Route has been closed by multiple fences along national
borders.
- In 2016, Macedonia was exposed as the center of a scandal, where
teenagers were making thousands of dollars by generating "fake
news."
History World and History of Macedonia and NBC News
****
**** Heidelberg Conflict Barometer
****
In the course of researching this article, I came across the
Heidelberg Conflict Barometer, from the Heidelberg Institute for
International Conflict Research, which is one of the most complete
listings and analyses of conflicts going on in the world today. It
identifies 18 different disputes currently in the Balkans.
This study is invaluable for anyone analyzing the world's conflicts
today. What the study lacks is any attempt to relate the conflicts to
generational timelines. Any college student interested in these
subjects could make an invaluable contribution to understanding what's
going on in the world today by taking on, as a thesis topic, the
problem of relating all today's conflicts to generational timelines.
RFE/RL and Heidelberg Conflict Barometer 2016
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Macedonia, Albania, Greater Albania,
Italy, Benito Mussolini,
Alexander the Great, Yugoslavia, Marshall Josip Broz Tito,
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, FYROM,
Greece, Balkan Route, Heidelberg Conflict Barometer
Permanent web link to this article
Receive daily World View columns by e-mail
Contribute to Generational Dynamics via PayPal
John J. Xenakis
100 Memorial Drive Apt 8-13A
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: 617-864-0010
E-mail: john@GenerationalDynamics.com
Web site: http://www.GenerationalDynamics.com
Forum: http://www.gdxforum.com/forum
Subscribe to World View: http://generationaldynamics.com/subscribe
