Reconnecting the Balkans

Reconnecting the Balkans

“There is no success in the Balkans without reconnecting everything except politics.”

Roumen Yanovski

Roumen Yanovski

Roumen Yanovski from ACCESS, Sofia, Bulgaria, compares the fates of both ethnic Turks and Roma in Bulgaria, posing questions on national identity, social reform, present day media, and history.

Deyan Kiuranov

Deyan Kiuranov

Deyan Kiuranov discusses nationalist movements and desegregation in the context of the former Yugoslavia.

Arben Castrati

Arben Castrati

Actor and director Arben Castrati talks about ethnic identity in the Balkans, and his experiences in regional and international theater.

A Return to Diversity in the Balkans?

The failure of multi-party talks over Kosovo’s independence has many bracing for further conflict in southeastern Europe. But the region is finding ways to negotiate conflict without violence.

A Return to Diversity in the Balkans?

The failure of multi-party talks over Kosovo’s independence has many bracing for further conflict in southeastern Europe. But the region is finding ways to negotiate conflict without violence.

Big Red Checkbook

China is simply doing what the United States did during the cold war: cozying up to the powerful, extracting resources, and buying influence