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4 April 2013
Ukraine Has a Boxer Rebellion, While Russians Sell More Arms
Plus, Czechs finally hoist the EU flag, and Serbia faces ‘incredibly difficult decisions’ on Kosovo.
By Erik N. Nelson, Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, and Vladimir Matan
2 April 2013
Kyrgyzstan Jails Opposition Leaders, Romania May Stop Drug Exports
Plus, cautious hopes ahead of the latest Serbia-Kosovo summit and an unusual plan to send ethnic Azeris into Armenian territory.
By Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, and Joshua Boissevain
20 March 2013
Gazprom Tipped as Cypriot Bank Savior, Russia Closes Probe Into Magnitsky Death
Plus, Ukrainian lawmakers clash over the use of Russian and a Croatian soccer boss plays the ethnic card ahead of a World Cup qualifier against Serbia.
By Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, Ky Krauthamer, Richard Parrish, and Connor Zickgraf
15 March 2013
Russian Pizza Hostage Drama Ends, Kosovo, Serbia Nearing a Deal
Plus, Armenia's top court confirms the presidential election results, and U.S. officials haggle over which Russians to put on the 'Magnitsky list.'
By S. Adam Cardais, Joshua Boissevain, and Ioana Caloianu
14 March 2013
Nick Slaughter Versus Slobodan Milosevic
How a cheesy TV detective nourished the Serbian protest movement of the 1990s.
By Barbara Frye
8 March 2013
A Diverse Bunch of Liberators
Journalist-turned-historian James Pettifer describes the KLA’s transformation from a scrappy band of zealots into a giant-killing military/political force.
By Gabriel Partos
27 February 2013
Ethnic Studies
The education system in the Presevo Valley reflects the complex ethno-politics of southern Serbia, and the wider Balkans.
By Uffe Andersen
26 February 2013
Runner-up Might Challenge Armenian Vote, Critical Ukrainian Magazine Vanishes
Plus, a smoking ban becomes law in Russia and Bosnian Serbs are sentenced in a wartime massacre of Roma.
By by Erik N. Nelson, Julia Brimelow, Ioana Caloianu, and Richard Parrish
22 February 2013
Adoptee Death Tops Russia-U.S. Talks, Kremlin Pledges No Impunity in Corruption Fight
Plus, a prominent Macedonian journalist retires in protest and Latvia's demographic decline spurs dire predictions.
By S. Adam Cardais, Ioana Caloianu, and Anna Novosad
18 February 2013
Bulgarian Energy Protests Claim First Scalp, Major Polish Companies Announce Firings
Plus, Eastern European filmmakers take the Berlinale spotlight, and a man who saved the world gets a prize.
By Barbara Frye, Joshua Boissevain, Ioana Caloianu, Anna Novosad, and Richard Parrish
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