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7 February 2012
ACTA Under Fire, Icy Floods Batter Bulgaria
Plus, Putin lays out corruption-fighting plan and the tragedy of childhood HIV in Kyrgyzstan.
By Ky Krauthamer, Ioana Caloianu, and Joshua Boissevain
2 February 2012
Hit the Gas
In Bulgaria’s bitter debate over shale drilling, rational argument gets lost behind the eternal battle lines of Russia versus the West.
By Boyko Vassilev
31 January 2012
Empty Promises Don’t Pay
Slovak voters could learn some lessons on populism from southeastern Europe.
By Martin Ehl
20 January 2012
Hunger Strike in Kyrgyzstan, Castration in the Czech Republic
Plus, Prokhorov floats his "economic amnesty" scheme and Hungary walks back central bank changes.
By S. Adam Cardais and Joshua Boissevain
19 January 2012
Chinese Farmers on the Way to Tajikistan, League of Voters’ Might Meet Putin
Plus, Czech astronomers calm fears of apocalypse and PR agencies allegedly manipulating Kazakh Wikipedia entries.
By Jeremy Druker, Ioana Caloianu, Kelly Klein, and Joshua Boissevain
16 January 2012
The Digital Counter-Revolution
Digitization, hyped as the savior of Eastern European TV, instead is bringing us more of the same old thing.
By Marius Dragomir
11 January 2012
Russian Inflation Hits Modern Low, Bulgaria Warned NATO of Milosevic’s Designs on Kosovo
Plus, Slovenian media gang up in paywall scheme and a favorite Azeri novel will get the Hollywood treatment.
By Ky Krauthamer, Joshua Boissevain, Varvara.Lokteva, and Kelly Klein
5 January 2012
Protests Continue over Transdniester Shooting, Even Less Free Media in Belarus
Plus, Romanians and Bulgarians not free to work where they please and young Pole sneaks own art into national museum.
By Jeremy Druker, Ioana Caloianu, and Joshua Boissevain
5 January 2012
A Bulgarian in Yankee Land
A trip to America can cast light on the absurdities and strengths of your own homeland.
By Boyko Vassilev
4 January 2012
Kosovo Serbs Call Referendum, Bulgarian Mafia Court Opens
Plus, state of emergency extended in tense Kazakh region and another Czech literary giant leaves the stage.
By Ky Krauthamer, Ioana Caloianu, and Joshua Boissevain
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