Slovenia’s presidential elections are scheduled for the end of the year. Will incumbent #instapresident Borut “Barbie”…
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Romania’s Justice Minister Resigns as Mass Protests Persist, Any Other Questions?
Florin Iordache, Romania’s Minister of Justice and a member of the ruling Social Democratic Party…
Balkanist Recommends “Bourgeois Scum: NGOs in Kosovo”
Every now and again we come across something written by an anonymous author on Medium…
Why Does the West Tolerate High-Level Corruption in Kosovo?
Corruption is endemic in Kosovo. In response to Western demands, its authorities have repeatedly pledged…
“Free” Music in Slovenia: the Struggle for Royalties from Radio
Musicians in Slovenia are losing royalties as radio stations exploit legal loopholes to avoid paying…
Rap, Literature, and the Soundtrack to Kosovo’s Political Crisis: A Conversation with Rapper BimBimma
Kosovar rapper BimBimma discusses his poetry, Kosovo’s corrupt political elite, and the 2015 mass exodus…
Op-ed: The Candidate That Got Captured
Reflecting on ten years of Macedonia’s often tumultuous political evolution, Ivana Jordanovska asks whether the…