Yesterday, President Gjorgje Ivanov finally granted former opposition leader Zoran Zaev a mandate to form…
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Gendering ‘the Crisis’: Austerity Politics, Violence and Women’s Struggle in Greece
Amber Karanikolas on the role activist women are playing in response to the ongoing Greek ‘crisis’.…
Instrumentalization of the Refugee Crisis in the Balkans
Amid a constant flow of asylum-seekers, international politicking, and ongoing historical debates, competing narratives shape…
Balkanist Playlist: Songs for a Bruised World
Old and new protest songs from Russia, Turkey, and the former Yugoslavia. “Discipline”, Borghesia (1989)…
Postcard from Skopje: No Last Orders
It had grown so late on Tuesday night that it had become Wednesday morning. Two…
Postcard from Skopje: Night of the Blunt Knives
When God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son,” he was putting him on. Four…
Macedonia: The Exit Strategy of a Failing Government
News of resignations come in. At first, the dinner party doesn’t believe it. We laugh…