Sunday’s election of Klaus Iohannis as the new president of Romania has elicited something akin…
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A New Direction for Romania?
And then it all went terribly wrong. Romania’s “Social Democrats”, who everyone believed would score…
Drinking the Žižek Kool-Aid
A review of Slavoj Žižek’s recent talk at the London School of Economics and Political Science.…
The Problem of the Poppy: How People and Institutions Wear Symbols of Remembrance
Since 1922, the Royal British Legion (the largest veterans’ organisation in the UK) has been…
Romanian Elections: Mr. Iohannis Runs For President
The presidential election in Romania will be held in an atmosphere dominated by a series…
Bosnians Recruited to Support U.S. Military’s Fight Against Ebola in West Africa
Bosnians are being recruited to support the U.S. military’s fight against Ebola in West Africa.…
Bucharest is Collapsing Like a House of Cards
If you have ever wondered how close to political reality the show House of Cards…