Blogs
Balkans and Baltics: Separated by Geography United by Custom
| 30 June 2009 | Vjosa Musliu
I guess many of you think that the further north you travel from the Balkans, the more customs and mindsets change. I certainly thought so.
And The Winning Soundtrack is...
Tirana | 23 June 2009 | By Besar Likmeta
Is there any difference between an Albanian election and a turbo-folk festival?
Kosovo: The Canary in the Leadmine
Pristina | 22 June 2009 | Casey Cooper Johnson
This past week I had the pleasure of sitting down for a chat with Leonid Markaryan, the Principal Officer for Civil Affairs in UNMIK, to discuss UNMIK’s management of the Roma camps in North Mitrovica, which, it has been known for years, are heavily contaminated by lead poisoning.
Ten Years On
Prishtina | 22 June 2009 | By Vjosa Musliu
2009 is clearly a year to remember. Or, to be precise, it is a year dedicated to remembrance. We have celebrated the first anniversary of independence and the constitution, ten years since the start of NATO’s bombing campaign against Serbia and now the decade since the arrival of alliance troops in Kosovo.
You Owe Me €350 Mr. Djilas
Belgrade | 19 June 2009 | By Simon Cottrell
So the day has finally come. As I write this, I’m wondering if it’s the black eye and the pressure on the 9 sutures just beneath the eyebrow or the loss of my favourite sunglasses that’s hurting me most.
Humiliation at Bosnia’s OK Corral (Return of Wyatt Earp, The Sequel)
Sarajevo | 17 June 2009 | Srecko Latal
Over the last week, the town of Tombstone (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and all countries east and west of the muddy Drina River, have been eagerly watching the duel developing at the OK Corral.
Albena Shkodrova
Is the Balkans a cohesive region? Do we share anything besides a troublesome history?
Dusica L. Ikic-Cook
What is it like to be a single mother in the Balkans?
Marian Chiriac
Is there any connection between marathon running and journalism?
Krenar Gashi
Off the Record
Tim Judah
Intro
Ana Petruseva
Besar Likmeta
Slobodan Georgijev
Srecko Latal
Sinisa-Jakov Marusic
Julijana Mojsilovic
I gave in eventually…
Marcus Tanner
Conor Smith Gaffney
Nidzara Ahmetasevic
Ahmeti Shpend
Kristina Gacaric
Vjosa Musliu
Shega A`Mula
Casey Cooper Johnson
Tanja Milevska
Simon Cottrell
Kevin Jon Heller
Ognen Georgievski
Jana Bacevic
Altin Raxhimi
Tom Fuller
Aishlinn O`Connor
- Lax warnings for EULEX in Kosovo
- Independence Harassment
- Rip Van Winkles Back to Kosovo
- Round Kosovo with Bob the Builder
- Something about Kosovo and the “Independence Week”
- Post-UNMIK Era Has Already Begun
- Hello from Independent Kosovo
- Kosovo: Old vs New Style News