The highway to Albania cost more than 25 per cent of Kosovo’s GDP in the…
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Bucharest is Collapsing Like a House of Cards
If you have ever wondered how close to political reality the show House of Cards…
The Balkanist Guide to the Serbian Elections: Party Edition
Unholy alliances, undifferentiated ideology, a unipolar political landscape, and dumb populist stunts. Balkanist’s definitive guide…
Inside Serbia’s Anti-Corruption War
First, the most powerful politician in Serbia began arresting tycoons. Then he started getting more…
“I Wouldn’t Live There for All the Money in the World”
The mining tycoons behind the controversial Rosia Montana gold project in Romania have run other…
The Kids Aren’t Alright…And Neither is the Country
As many expected, Ilham Aliyev has just won a third term as president of Azerbaijan…
The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia’s Peace and Porn Hotel
The grandiose vision of a multi-millionaire porn mogul from Brooklyn, the Haludovo Palace Hotel on…