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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

“What kind of obstinate people, after years of bombardment, thousands of funerals, and millions driven from their homes, still insist on deciding their own future?” www.kyivpost.com/opinion/86928

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Putin’s Protector in the White House

The world is astounded by how Trump’s worship of Putin has led him to renounce America’s noblest ideals.

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

“But there is a perfectly legitimate question about how long America’s democratic system can withstand a foreign policy that is wrecking the country’s international standing and damaging relations with its most important allies.” www.kyivpost.com/opinion/86928

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Putin’s Protector in the White House

The world is astounded by how Trump’s worship of Putin has led him to renounce America’s noblest ideals.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 9h

“The greatest danger lies not in a lie occasionally passing as the truth, but in people gradually abandoning the need to distinguish between the two.” “Perception becomes the measure of truth. And truth becomes invisible without perception.”

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yarkot.bsky.social @yarkot.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

A very well written piece by @odragas.bsky.social - worth reading. «…Ukrainians and their supporters are astounded by how the leader of the most powerful democracy in the world has utterly abdicated the ideals Americans have always cherished and defended.» www.kyivpost.com/opinion/86928

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Putin’s Protector in the White House

The world is astounded by how Trump’s worship of Putin has led him to renounce America’s noblest ideals.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

In the digital world, facts no longer have a natural advantage over interpretation. Systems between an event and its audience decide what is seen, in what order and how often. Power is less about who possesses information than about who decides what people see, hear and consider important.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Serbia today is divided between those who mourn him and those who wish he had suffered longer. A war criminal.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

“The battle for reality is often decided before the facts have a chance to speak.”

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Lavrov says Russia and North Korea are working together to build a “just world order”. Nothing says justice quite like a Russian dictatorship partnering with a North Korean prison state. Even Orwell might have found that a little too much.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Serbian Minister Snežana Paunović did more than insult Albanians. She humiliated Serbia, damaged its interests, and showed how quickly political nostalgia for the 1990s can return to the highest levels of the state. My Op-Ed for Eualive eualive.net/a-view-from-...

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A view from Belgrade: Ethnic cleansing is not a political position

Snežana Paunović did more than insult Albanians. She humiliated Serbia, damaged its interests, and showed ...

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

“Territory seized by violence demands constant violence, constant money, constant logistics, a constant lie, and constant fear. Ukraine has managed to send that bill back to Moscow.” www.kyivpost.com/opinion/79681

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The Bill for Crimea Comes Due for Putin

Crimea, a symbol of Putin neo-imperial project, has become the place that will bankrupt Putin’s political capital.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Crimea was meant to prove that Putin could rewrite history and force the world to adjust. Today, Crimea increasingly shows the limits of that power. Putin turned Crimea into his legend. Ukraine is turning it into his greatest problem. Op-Ed for @kyivpost.com www.kyivpost.com/opinion/79681

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The Bill for Crimea Comes Due for Putin

Crimea, a symbol of Putin neo-imperial project, has become the place that will bankrupt Putin’s political capital.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

John, you should just run for office. It would save the rest of us a lot of time reading policy papers. :-)

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

For everyone interested in the future of NIS, the Serbian-Russian oil company, let me put it simply: MOL will not acquire NIS (or, if you prefer, the Russians will not sell their stake in NIS to the Hungarian company MOL). In other words, there will be no deal.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

You are watching an avatar speaking about a book on perception. The uncomfortable question is not whether this video is real. The question is whether reality still matters. I wrote this book because we are entering a world in which perception no longer needs reality.

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

“That was the main impression from Red Square – not grandeur and power, but the exhaustion of a regime with nothing to show except its past.” www.kyivpost.com/opinion/75884

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Putin’s Victory Day Turned Red Square Into a Potemkin Village

Putin’s appearance at Moscow’s anemic Victory Day parade was a painful display of nostalgia stained by denial.

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

“The state that spent decades trying to persuade the world that it offered a civilizational alternative to the West is now militarily dependent on one of the poorest and most isolated dictatorships in the world.” www.kyivpost.com/opinion/75884

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Putin’s Victory Day Turned Red Square Into a Potemkin Village

Putin’s appearance at Moscow’s anemic Victory Day parade was a painful display of nostalgia stained by denial.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Trump’s America has now officially legalized gerrymandering and rigging elections. Next, I expect the legalization of corruption, and then rape. And no, nothing they do surprises me anymore. tomorrowsaffairs.com/between-law-...

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Between law and politics – the new role of the US Supreme Court

The court is withdrawing from where it was once most important and the consequence is not the abolition of democracy, but its transformation

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The idea of a "Serbian Magyar" is politically attractive but analytically unsustainable – because in Hungary there was a conflict between a pro-Russian and a pro-European option. That conflict does not exist in Serbia. eualive.net/the-serbian-...

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The “Serbian Péter Magyar” does not exist

Those in Serbia who see themselves as a “new Magyar” often overlook the most important ...

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

"The principle of unanimity gives each member a veto, intended to protect sovereignty. However, when that right is used in coordination with an external actor, it shifts from a protective measure to a vulnerability." www.kyivpost.com/opinion/73594

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Opinion: Operation Budapest – Moscow Personnel in Brussels

If an EU member uses its position to work in favor of a state waging a war of aggression against its European neighbor, it is betrayal and collaboration with the enemy.

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

"Betrayal does not begin when someone formally switches sides. It begins when someone uses the trust of the system to undermine it from within...Hungary today does not function as a member state pursuing a different policy but as...Servants of the Kremlin..." www.kyivpost.com/opinion/73594

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Opinion: Operation Budapest – Moscow Personnel in Brussels

If an EU member uses its position to work in favor of a state waging a war of aggression against its European neighbor, it is betrayal and collaboration with the enemy.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Securing Viktor Orban’s victory is an existential political battle for Moscow, and it is backing him with everything it has. Meanwhile, what are the EU and Western governments doing - standing aside under the pretext of non-interference?

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

In October 2025, I wrote in @kyivpost.com that Orbán had chosen a side — "not the one that defends homes, but the one that demolishes them." Today, his Foreign Minister Szijjártó told Lavrov: "I am always at your disposal." I was not wrong. 🔗 www.kyivpost.com/opinion/62971

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Opinion: Viktor Orbán and the Art of Surrender

As the Hungarian prime minister echoes Kremlin propaganda and calls not for an end to the war but for capitulation, Europe must stand up conscience, resistance, and hope.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

What is the point of paying for American protection, (the US security umbrella), for Gulf states, when every country hosting American bases and supposedly covered by US missile defence systems has been hit anyway? Under Donald Trump, the United States is ceasing to be a reliable ally to anyone.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Many thanks to readers in the United Kingdom for the strong interest and thoughtful responses to The Power of Perception – When Reality Loses the Battle. Understanding begins where superficial reading ends.

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

"Unless Americans rediscover some loyalty to truth, evidence, and democratic legitimacy, Putin will keep harvesting what he has planted here for years."

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Edward S. Solomon @edsolomon.net · 11/03/2026

Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD: "Washington now repeats the same language Moscow uses to justify its aggression. Moscow has argued for years that condemnation of its crimes “disrupts peace.” Now Washington repeats it – literally, using the same words..". @odragas.bsky.social www.kyivpost.com/opinion/71499

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Opinion: Whose Side Is Trump’s America On?

Three votes. Three resolutions. Three opportunities for the US to support Ukraine. It did not do so once.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Trump’s statement that he must be consulted on who will become the next Supreme Leader of Iran does not help the citizens of Iran who want to fight against the regime in Tehran. On the contrary, it only confirms the narrative of the criminal regime in Iran.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Every morning you wake up, scroll through the news, and form your opinions. Someone planned all three of those steps. Before you even open your eyes.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Yesterday in Vienna, the U.S. voted against a resolution condemning Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as a threat to nuclear safety. Twenty states voted in favor, while four voted against: the United States, Russia, China, and Niger.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Iran today is backed by Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, Islamic Jihad in Gaza, Shiite militias in Iraq, Russia and Serbian far-right groups. The rest of the world stands with the Iranian people and their right to be free from mullahs and killers. #FreeIran #IranianPeople

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Russia “reacted sharply” to the US strike on Iran. With a statement. Just like in Syria. Just like in Venezuela. Now Iran. Anyone who still believes Russia is an ally should look carefully at what its friends actually get. Concern. And a statement.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Do we still verify information, or have we outsourced judgment? What happens to truth when perception quietly replaces verification? The Power of Perception: When Reality Loses the Battle Published by @chiselbury.bsky.social

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Control the perception, control the person. This is the ultimate weapon of the modern age, scaled to a global level. Most people are living a scripted life, unaware they are being steered. They will never wake up. Will you? The Book The Power of Perception @chiselbury.bsky.social

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

"What makes this alleged package particularly dangerous is the...logic in which the war does not end with justice but with a “deal.” A logic in which aggression is not punished but monetized." www.kyivpost.com/opinion/69653

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Opinion: Trump’s Trading of Ukraine

If Russia’s aggression is rewarded, it sends a message that violence is a rational investment and can only lead to its repetition in the future.

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

"This is cynicism that no longer hides; it is presented as “realism.” But realism that ignores aggression is not realism – it is complicity in a crime." www.kyivpost.com/opinion/69653

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Opinion: Trump’s Trading of Ukraine

If Russia’s aggression is rewarded, it sends a message that violence is a rational investment and can only lead to its repetition in the future.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Forget paper guarantees. Europe’s security today doesn’t rest on signatures in Geneva, but on the strength of the Ukrainian front! If America walks away, Europe must arm Ukraine to the teeth - or prepare to become the next target. Op-Ed for @kyivpost.com www.kyivpost.com/opinion/69653

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Opinion: Trump’s Trading of Ukraine

If Russia’s aggression is rewarded, it sends a message that violence is a rational investment and can only lead to its repetition in the future.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

" The book The Power of Perception is an outstanding guide for those who refuse to accept a world where truth becomes optional. It confronts manipulation — and teaches resistance.” — Lord Geidt, long-serving Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Perception builds empires. Truth ends them. The book "Power of Perception – When Reality Loses the Battle" explains how perception replaces verification, why institutions submit to narratives, and how truth is pushed aside long enough to shape political and social behaviour.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

If the United States turns against a NATO ally, the Alliance does not erode — it collapses. Greenland is not about strategy. It marks the point where power replaces trust, and the idea of the West breaks. Op-Ed for @kyivpost.com www.kyivpost.com/opinion/68358

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Opinion: Greenland as a Breaking Point – America Against Its Own Alliance

In Moscow, Putin watches with cynical satisfaction; in Beijing, Xi Jinping sees confirmation that the liberal order is crumbling from within, without a single shot fired.

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Prof. Orhan Dragaš, PhD @odragas.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

The state of the world today is best captured by a rather crude but accurate image: a monkey has climbed into a battle tank. No explanations are needed. Everyone knows who’s inside.

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