Cheap flights have encouraged gangs of young men to leave their dismal homeland and terrorize…
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The latest stories from the Balkans and everything to its East.
New Tendencies: The Old Pioneers of Computer-Based Art
The artists of the 1960s, Zagreb-based New Tendencies movement were the first to experiment with…
Death & Taxes
Part 2: How to win brand loyalists and influence the finance ministry. In October 2003,…
Buying Eastern Europe: The Tobacco Industry Takeover
Part 1: How Big Tobacco bought Eastern Europe with sex, smuggling, and cheap cigarettes. Eastern Europe’s…
Goodbye to All JAT: 66 years of Yugoslav Air Travel
Next month, Jat Airways will cease to exist after 66 years. The “Yugoslav” airline somehow…
Photo Essay: The Miners of Bulqiza
There’s a sense of admiration people across the Balkans have traditionally had for miners, which…
Opportunity or “Modern-day Slavery”: Qatar Seeks Balkan Housemaids
Bosnia and Macedonia have signed a troubling “housemaid” deal with Qatar, and it looks like…