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All Eggs in Trump's Basket: Madness or the Only Option?

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"We put all our eggs in Trump's basket, and that's madness" - a quote that across 19 topics in Macedonian media sums up the debate about the country's foreign policy.

Macedonia, like much of the Balkans, has historically balanced between West and East. But when your entire strategy rests on one person - whether that's Trump, Macron, or Merkel - that's risk, not policy. One tweet, one mood swing, one new crisis - and the "basket" is empty.

The argument isn't new, but it's timely: at the moment when Trump is blockading Hormuz, negotiating with Iran, and slapping tariffs on China, countries that depend on his goodwill find themselves in a position of perpetual waiting. Does Macedonia have a Plan B? Or just Plan A and the hope that another one won't be needed?