Balkans
Exhibitions
Sex, Skeletons, and Rituals: Marina Abramović’s Balkan Epic
Marina Abramović’s “Balkan Erotic Epic” fuses eroticism, ritual, and spirituality, redefining the body as a sacred, cultural force.
EUROPE
Putting Out the Fires in Europe: Climate’s North-South Gap
Fires engulf forests from Greece to Spain with a important signal for Europe splitting along climate lines.
EUROPE
Serbia Corruption Crisis Exposes EU’s Democratic Double Standard
Protests in Serbia expose EU silence as corruption, media pressure, and democratic backsliding deepen ahead of critical accession talks.
EUROPE
On the Right Track: Albania’s Accession Plan
Albania advances in EU accession, tackling corruption, judicial reforms, and regional stability, aiming for membership by 2030.
BUSINESS
Twenty-Five Years Later: Arms Fire A Shadow Over Balkans
Montenegro mass shooting highlights gun violence crisis in the Balkans, rooted in wartime legacy and illicit arms. Stricter laws proposed.
Popular
Hammer and Anvil: Washington’s Kurdish Strategy
Washington's push to arm Kurdish fighters for the Iran war hit a barrier of defiance that forced Donald Trump to meet a history of broken alliances.
Oil and Water: A Secondary Theatre of War
Black rain and chemical smog is quietly overshadowing any military gains, poisoning the air and water that millions need to survive.
Playing Both Sides: Russia and the Strategic Windfall
As Washington and Tehran engage in a brutal zugzwang, Moscow is enjoying a massive windfall by selling energy to a panicked global market.
A School Bombing Tests AI’s Liability Limits
A US strike killed up to 168 people at a girls' school in Iran last week. Investigators now believe an AI system using outdated targeting data identified it as a military site.
Mojtaba: Who is Iran’s New Strongman?
The Islamic Republic named a new Supreme Leader this week: the son of the man killed less than ten days ago.
