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17 Apr 12 / 13:23:45

Action in North: (In)Stability and Media

Kreshnik Hoxha

The latest developments in Northern Kosovo, which has claimed one life, once again demonstrate that doing nothing only risks the situation further escalating.

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27 Mar 12 / 11:16:04

Kosovo: The Silicon Plain

Lawrence Marzouk

Kosovo can strike a real blow to corruption, and put itself on the path to becoming a hub for the digital age, with one key policy commitment. It’s called Open Data, and it could just revolutionise the country’s economy. Let me explain how.

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26 Mar 12 / 17:56:45

Promaja – The Wind of Change

Kreshnik Hoxha

In an attempt to tackle the scorching heat in the living room, my Kenyan housemate Maureen decided to open a window.

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22 Mar 12 / 12:34:45

In Spring We Do Things

Chris Farmer

Throughout the Belgrade winter, which was protracted and by turns severe this year but not altogether the Worst Ever, we thought about the things we would do in the spring.

 

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12 Mar 12 / 20:30:54

Fair Cop

Chris Farmer

Let me be the first to admit: cops scare the bejeezus out of me.

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08 Mar 12 / 13:08:52

Kosovo’s Cat

Lawrence Marzouk

Kosovo has always been a Schrödinger's Cat kind of place. It both is, and isn’t. Its leaders are, and aren’t, while they should and shouldn’t. The international community needs to, and needn’t. And the EU? They definitely do and they don’t, don’t they? Confused? 

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07 Mar 12 / 12:37:14

The EU Central Committee for Failed Communication

Harald Schenker

The current dilemmas that the EU has with its enlargement policy are nicely reflected in its desperate attempt to target a young audience. Already a video posted on YouTube a few weeks ago was pretty unnerving.

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06 Mar 12 / 12:45:14

Cowboys and Taxis

Chris Farmer

Arriving at the airport, you may well find yourself roped by a lasso.

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28 Feb 12 / 14:10:53

The Makiato that Makes a Difference

Elizabeth Gowing

The ethical consumer movement is based on the belief that it matters where you spend your money.

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22 Feb 12 / 11:32:56

Facebook: Friend or Foe?

Lawrence Marzouk

Facebook: worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize, or the epitome of corporate evil?

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22 Feb 12 / 11:25:35

The Face Saving of Mr Jeremic

Kreshnik Hoxha

As the European Council rolls up its sleeves to decide on the fate of Serbia’s EU dreams later this month and as the Serbian parliamentary elections get closer, Kosovo is once again becoming the focus of political battles in Belgrade.

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21 Feb 12 / 14:22:41

In the Land of Blood, When does the Honey Come!

Dusica L. Ikic Cook

After watching “In the Land of Blood and Honey”, I am left with two questions: “Why did I have to be reminded?” and “Why not a live action short film instead?”

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20 Feb 12 / 12:25:45

Pristina, Iran

Lawrence Marzouk

It is, perhaps, apt that the biggest international act to be lined up to celebrate Kosovo’s fourth anniversary of independence lists the gig as taking place in Pristina, Serbia.

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15 Feb 12 / 13:14:32

Snow Business

Kreshnik Hoxha

Kosovo, with its electricity-wire festooned streets and pothol strewn boulevards, is the mirror image of the United Kingdom’s “Health and Safety” state.

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14 Feb 12 / 15:16:58

Flat-hopping in Belgrade: A Survivor’s Guide

Andrej Klemencic

Rental prices have tumbled since the crisis hit Serbia, but it still takes skill if you don’t want to end up with a rip-off, or living in the former murder site.