Macedonian Content Farmers Podcast, Episode 118 – Pardew Review

Cvetin and Jason get together to discuss parts of the book by James Pardew, “Peacemakers: American Leadership and the End of Genocide in the Balkans” (2018, The University Press of Kentucky), which covers his involvement in the countries of Southeastern Europe, including Macedonia, from 1995 to 2008. As the 20th anniversary of the so-called Ohrid Framework Agreement comes up, the lads look at some key parts of the book, especially those that relate to Macedonia, as well as how NATO has expanded, in terms of its self-described mandate, since the end of the Cold War. They also get some current news in including – shock! – Angela Merkel’s assertion that no one could have seen Bulgaria’s veto coming, and more!

Farmers Pick:

https://www.thestar.com/business/2021/06/11/this-toronto-based-website-surged-to-a-half-billion-dollar-valuation-almost-overnight-thanks-in-part-to-interest-from-conservative-american-investors.html

Music by:

- Mizar (Pocesna strelba - Last salute)

With gratitude to Mark Steyn for giving us the idea for the podcast name