Back to the Blocs: 21st Century Nonalignment and the New Cold War
Notes from the 60th anniversary commemorative summit of the Nonaligned Movement in Belgrade, Serbia I expected the Nonaligned summit to be something else, something more hallucinatory. I expected something like what…
Journey to Bessarabia: Dreamlike Photos from Ukraine’s Southwest
Kyiv-based Irish photographer Bradley Stafford takes us on a dreamlike journey to Ukraine’s southwest In Ukraine’s far flung southwest, life doesn’t feel Ukrainian in the way it does in Zakarpattia or…
Belgrade to Host the 60th Anniversary of the Nonaligned Movement
Sixty years ago, Belgrade hosted the first summit of the Nonaligned Movement (NAM). It was a pivotal moment in the history of the Cold War and decolonization that deserves more attention than…
As Greece’s Golden Dawn Trial Comes to a Close, Civil Resistance Remains Critical
With Greece’s Golden Dawn trial set to end on October 7th, writer Remco Van der Meer takes us through the sprawling trial and finds that the street protests that were crucial to…
Protest in Belarus: Who? Why? With What Aims? — A Politico-Economic Analysis
The wave of debate that has followed the events in Belarus has left out of the account the key questions: why are people taking to the streets of Minsk and other cities,…
An International Quagmire: Genocide and Intervention During the Bosnian War, 1992-1995
What happens when a genocide is carried out in a region of negligible value to the ‘international community’? The end of the Cold War marked a new era of peace and…
What do Kosovo’s Election Results Mean for Inter-ethnic Relations, Reconciliation and Transitional Justice?
The results of last Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Kosovo have been hailed in local, regional, and international media as a turning point. Being the first post-independence elections in which former UÇK (Kosovo…
Haradinaj’s Resignation 2.0: The Continued Politicisation of Transitional Justice in Kosovo
While Ramush Haradinaj’s resignation as Kosovo Prime Minister sparked dramatic reactions, and ignited speculation about political ramifications, these latest developments highlight continuity more than change. The continuing influence of UÇK (Kosovo Liberation…
Serbia’s Orthodox Far-Right Increases its Visibility — and Adaptability — with Protests
There is something rotten in the state of Serbia. The on-going anti-government protests, which began on November 30th, 2018, are manifestations of major dissatisfaction with the rule of President Aleksandar Vučić. The…
Sarajevo’s Cities: Being ‘We’ in Bosnia
Sarajevo has always been a remarkable place, in at least the sense of being worth a remark; not always for desirable reasons it must be said, although its beauty and hospitality have…
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