Handcuffed by a ‘necessary’ IMF loan that has forced stringent austerity measures on a country that continues to struggle from the lagging effects of war, Bosnia once again finds itself …
What is Turkey doing in Serbia?
Erdogan’s visit to Serbia late in 2017 was received with much pomp. The Serbians were clearly happy to receive him and the Turks were just as pleased with the warm …
Strangling the Balkans: The Price for Europe
Contrary to popular belief, the main obstacle to the economic development of these countries is in fact the restrictive policies of the European Commission and the IMF
The ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ jailed for 40 years
The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia found former Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic guilty on Thursday of some of the worst atrocities in Europe since World War II. …
War, Politics, and Football: Albania’s journey to Europe
“When I first started playing for Albania 12 years ago, I never thought this day would come but we always tried and have now managed to do it thanks to …
The Haunting Spectre of Genocide still looms over the Balkans
July 11th marks the 20th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, where over 8,000 men and boys were slaughtered by Bosnian Serbs. This was one of the final heinous acts …
Srebrenica 20 years on
20 years ago Europe was gripped by one of the most divisive wars in its arduous history. The Balkans, a melting pot notorious for ethnic conflict over centuries, was the …