Review – Russia Abroad
A meaningful contribution to regionalism studies that reveals the overlooked patterns of the marginal “subordinate” states’ agency in relation to the great powers.
Review – Hunger and Fury: The Crisis of Democracy in the Balkans
Mujanović’s book outlines the crisis of democracy and failure of Western efforts to democratise the Balkan region but offers pessimism as well as hope for the future.
Europe’s Barbwire Fences: Reflections on Reporting the Refugee Crisis in Greece
The failure of states to protect refugees amounts to their failure to discontinue the violence created by borders. This is where a no borders politics comes as an answer.
Balkan Schrodinger’s Cat: The Case of Macedonian Democracy
Urgent reforms on systemic rule of law issues and the restoration of freedom of expression need to occur in order to determine the future of Macedonian democracy.
A Goal at a Time: Sports and Kosovo’s Statehood
Battling the everyday struggles of a lagging economy, it is the next goal or gold medal that Kosovo greatly relies on for the dissemination of its political voice.
Review – After Ethnic Conflict
An insightful account of persisting ethnic divisions in the power-sharing institutions and broader post-conflict political context of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia.
Islam, National Identity and Choices of Faith in the Post-Communist Balkans
In the prevailing nationalist discourse any discoveries of faith raise the suspicion of a religious obscurantism, extra-territorial allegiances, or threats of terrorism.
“Pax Russica” in the Balkans: Serbia Between Myth and Reality
The article critically examines the misconceptions and prejudices of Russia’s political elite and ideological thinkers regarding Serbia
Peace and Reconciliation in the Balkans: Croatia vs. Serbia
Reconciliation is a slow process but when there is political will, changes can occur and victims can eventually get redress through justice, truth and memory.
Rama-Vucic: A Historic Visit?
Doubts about the view that current tensions in Albania-Serbia relations are based on long-standing projects of greater nation-state expansion. Such narratives are myths.
