Edi Rama’s European Albania is a public relations fantasy. It is a nation-state which exists…
Tag: the opposition
Opposition Parties’ Requests Filed at Serbia’s Republic Electoral Commission
Balkanist continues to provide English translations of documents pertaining to the alleged electoral fraud that took place…
“The System Lies to You”: Fear and Fragmentation in Post-Election Serbia
Some preliminary notes on the aftermath of Serbia’s contested elections. It’s been a very strange week…
An Interview with Russian State Duma Member Ilya Ponomarev
Tim Callahan interviews Ilya Ponomarev, a leading opposition figure in the Russian State Duma currently living…
Op-ed: Kosovo, Tear Gas, Mass Exodus and UNESCO
That Kosovo did not join UNESCO this month is a disappointment. But so is the…
Postcard from Skopje: No Last Orders
It had grown so late on Tuesday night that it had become Wednesday morning. Two…