Damir Omerbegović
Damir Omerbegović is a writer and commentator originally from Bosnia, now based in the Czech Republic.
With over a decade of experience contributing to regional opinion platforms, he brings a distinctive voice shaped by cultural insight and political evolution.
Once an outspoken leftist, Omerbegović now critically examines ideological narratives through the lens of personal transformation and lived experience across Eastern and Central Europe.
The Left’s Dirty Little Secret: The Revolutions They Excuse
A hard look at how Western leftist intellectuals justified Iran’s theocratic revolution, and why this alliance still distorts today’s political discourse.
Damir Omerbegović
Conflict Zones Foreign InfluenceBosnia and Herzegovina: A Post-War State Locked in Stasis
Almost 30 years after the war ended, Bosnia and Herzegovina remains stuck in a system built for peace but not progress. This personal report looks at how ethnic divisions, political deadlock, and weak international pressure have left the country frozen in time, unable to move forward, yet too fragile to fall apart.Damir Omerbegović
Middle EastThe WestYou Blame Erdoğan for Killing Democracy? Blame Atatürk Too
Think Erdoğan broke Turkey’s democracy? Think again. In this oped, Damir argues how the roots of authoritarianism in Turkey run deep from Atatürk’s iron grip to Erdoğan’s reign, and why the country’s political future is tied to a legacy few dare to question.Damir Omerbegović
Conflict Zones Culture WarsThe Left’s Dangerous Love Affair with the Palestinian Cause
Why has the modern Left embraced Islamist groups like Hamas? This op-ed exposes the Cold War roots of the Left’s stubborn obsession with Palestine - revealing how Soviet propaganda, Marxist ideology, and post-colonial guilt forged a bizarre alliance that still distorts Western thinking today.Damir Omerbegović
