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“What Do We Fight For Today?” Notes from the Trial of Radovan Karadžić
Notes from the trial of Radovan Karadžić, by a former intern for his defense team. What…
Darkness Falls on the ‘Land of Fire’
The detention of a pioneering female journalist in Azerbaijan has exposed the increasingly repressive nature…
Two Prominent Serbian Academics Targeted in Attacks
Two prominent academics in Serbia, including a university dean and a former rector and ambassador…
The Opposite of Memory is Not Forgetting
On this Thanksgiving holiday, Eric Gordy takes a look at collective memory and historical truth…
Iohannis Superstar: Great Expectations in Bucharest
Sunday’s election of Klaus Iohannis as the new president of Romania has elicited something akin…
A New Direction for Romania?
And then it all went terribly wrong. Romania’s “Social Democrats”, who everyone believed would score…