Education

29 July 2014
Lithuania: The Incredible Shrinking University Degree: The allure of a university diploma gives way to the security of vocational training in the post-2008 economy.; By Linas Jegelevicius

3 July 2014
Hungary Could Land in Fiscal Doghouse, Risks from Afghanistan ‘Exaggerated’ in Central Asia: Plus, U.S. submits its new Russia envoy to Moscow for approval, and plagiarism mars academic research in Kazakhstan.; By Piers Lawson, Barbara Frye, Ioana Caloianu, Mane Grigoryan, and Madeleine Stern

30 June 2014
Russia Mounts Massive Military Exercises, Montenegrin Court SuspendsTabloid for Tarring Activist: Plus, scandals prompt Serbia to mull vetting officials’ academic claims and the Eurasian Union remains open to Ukrainian imports – for now.; By Barbara Frye, Ioana Caloianu, Mane Grigoryan, and Madeleine Stern

24 June 2014
Serbia’s Police Chiefs Get the Boot, Belarus Activist Unexpectedly Freed: Plus, Lithuania gets a green light to join the euro, and violence erupts in northern Kosovo.; By S. Adam Cardais, Rebecca Johnson, and Madeleine Stern

12 June 2014
The Noose Tightens for Democracy in Eurasia, Bulgaria’s Leader Poised to Resign: Plus, Croatia will try a Hungarian energy exec in absentia and a major Macedonian university launches studies in family values and ‘deviance.’; By Barbara Frye, Rebecca Johnson, and Madeleine Stern

10 June 2014
Crimea: One for the History Books: The Kremlin is moving fast to make sure Russian students learn the ‘correct’ version of the Crimean annexation.; By Halya Coynash

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