Latest Blogs from the Balkans
A Daily „Parade“: Where Machismo Meets Murses
A couple of days ago, I watched the movie „Parada“ by Srdjan Dragojevic, and I could tell why it was so widely praised by international critics.
Spitting on the Serbs in Sarajevo
Even though Sarajevo has all the attributes of a multicultural and tolerant city, war wounds seem to bring out just the opposite when certain anniversaries come along.
Balkan Stoics and the Art of Survival
One problem with the Balkans is that it doesn’t have an ideology. Instead, people get by on a form of misconstrued stoicism.
Uncluttering Macedonia’s Political System
When a politician announces to unequivocally retire, an entire salt mine usually needs to be employed for that statement.
Despite Shared Yugoslav Past, a Study in Contrasts
Affluent and impoverished, prominent and rundown – can be just a few of the thought-provoking contrasts that emerge when a Slovene and Kosovar are found side by side debating.
What Serbs Get
I am struck in rereading the Serbia/Kosovo agreement that it is called “First Agreement of Principles Governing the Normalization of Relations.”
Kosovo – what next from Pristina and friends?
A continued frozen conflict over north Kosovo is not the best option. It would have been better for the EU to break itself free of the German/US axis and broker a real compromise approach.
A frowsty breeze of spring
I would for once love to be able to write about the late, but hopefully final arrival of spring in Skopje, about the city’s Japanese cherry trees being in full bloom, about the magnolia promising all the delight that comes with the awakening of the body and spirit.
For Kosovo and Serbia, a Deadlock
The prime ministerial drama in Brussels has finally come to an end, at least for this season.
Macedonia’s Media Law: No Pasaran!
Defenders of the journalistic profession should continue to refuse to talk to the government about its proposed media law until the authorities change their ways.
Fellowship 2010: Taboo
The Fellowship 2010 e-book available now
Pill Addiction Grips the Balkans
Women Head East for Wombs to Rent
Battered Wives Shunned in the Balkans
Trapped in Black: Balkan War Widows
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Witnesses Change Stories in Kosovo Guerrilla Trials
In two high-profile war crimes trials currently ongoing in Pristina, a series of witnesses have retracted previous statements alleging abuse at Kosovo Liberation Army detention centres.
Zoran Raskovic - The Jackal Who Repented
