It started a few days ago, with the publication of unusual photos of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Croatia, Tomislav Tolušić. It was obvious that those were not photos of the minister from the family celebration or his messages from the newly tilled Slavonian plains. In photographs, Tolušić, comfortably seated in some … More Removed Policeman
Yesterday in Zagreb, the entire state leadership was eagerly welcoming a foreign guest, and they all stressed out that they have nothing to do with the announcement he was bringing, and that it did not concern their part of work or responsibilities. The visitor was the General Director of the Ministry of Defence of the … More Presidents Who Overlooked the American Warning
He was sentenced, and she was rejected. They differ in many ways, and they are connected by at least one common characteristic. Understanding of the mechanisms of ruling and the desire for political power. He was a president, and she, in a very different time, was the vice president of the Croatian government. Both are … More Both Were Forced to Leave
In the London Hall, ceremonially decorated and ready for the great event, there were two guests who understood everything that was said. The first one spoke, and the other, when listening to him, had tears in his eyes. Luka Modrić, who was selected and named the best player in the world by the world football … More Two Secret Message of the Football Player Luka Modrić
Marjan Šarec probably does not remember, and maybe no one even told him, or he even just overlooked that he was not the first to whom that proposal came into mind. It is not about attributing too high significance to the question of who was really the first author of the idea; it is only … More Three Presidents and Vojmir Urlep
At first there were only two sentences uttered. That Hitler wanted the world without Jews, and Croatia and its policy wanted a country without Serbs. That every crime is eternal and cannot be celebrated. In contemporary Europe, it is almost impossible to find similar direct and entirely unambiguous estimations directed at a neighboring country which … More They Addresses Each Other as Franjo and Slobo
Everything started with questions about beautiful and adequately expensive men’s watches. These prestigious parts of the male accessories became an interesting and popular media message both for spectators interested in watches, and even more for those who wondered how they were purchased. The selected collection of watches became a first-class political topic. It was not … More Surprise Due to Pahor’s Announcement
It would most probably seem at least to a random observer that it was one of the routine and appropriately boring meetings of the high representatives of the two countries. Perhaps only a tiny detail could show the confusion or discomfort – when the guest, at the end of the meeting, fixed the loose tie. … More State That Incites Encroaching into The Property of Others
The president’s statements are full of fear. Therefore, they cannot be written as letters, but they are always just sort of statements. That is why these messages will not remain known as the announcements that, also because of the constant fear after the lost loved one, Vita West wrote to her friend Virginia Woolf, or … More Gentle Attempt of Coup d’état
Many were convinced that the court simply could not convict him. However, that is exactly what happened. Zdravko Mamić, the owner of Croatian football, was sentenced on a long-term prison term on Wednesday, June 6, at noon. He probably knew for the court decision and therefore he travelled to a neighbouring state, Bosnia and Herzegovina, … More A Little Story about Football and the President of the State
Borut Šuklje 