Stirring the Bosnian Pot
Nebojsa Malic on Turkey’s neo-Ottoman outlook
Tag: serbia
Boris’s Blunder
Serbia’s Srebrenica Resolution Late in the evening on March 30, while the attention of most Serbians was on a major basketball game, the Serbian parliament passed a resolution condemning and apologizing for the "Srebrenica massacre." Nearly three months in the works, the resolution was officially supposed to contribute to truth and reconciliation in the Balkans, … Continue reading “Boris’s Blunder”
The Show Goes On
Nebojsa Malic on the Karadzic trial
Winter of Discontent
Neboja Malic says the Balkans get worse
Trial and Error
World Court Ponders Kosovo "Independence" In October 2008, the government in Belgrade gloated for one whole day because the UN General Assembly allowed it to request an advisory opinion from the World Court (International Court of Justice) concerning the "independence" of its occupied province of Kosovo. Only Albania and three South Pacific states joined the … Continue reading “Trial and Error”
The Edifice Crumbles
Nebojsa Malic on the Balkans’ look east
Monday: 5 Iraqis Killed, 50 Wounded
Updated at 5:35 p.m. EDT, Aug. 31, 2009
At least five Iraqis were killed and 50 more were wounded as a Turkish diplomat moderated discussions between Syria and Iraq over the violence in Iraq. Meanwhile, a group of Iraqi MiG fighters were found in Serbia, and al-Hakim’s son formally took over leadership of the SIIC party.
Democratorship
It’s the Empire’s favorite form of government, says Nebojsa Malic
Biden Does the Balkans
Veep aims to finish off his victims, says Nebojsa Malic
Back to the Balkans
A story I read years ago culminated with the protagonist holed up in a cheap hotel in the Balkans, listening unwillingly through the paper-thin wall as the man in the room next door beat his wife. As he pummeled her, she cried again and again, "Balkan! Balkan!" "Balkan," it seems, may be a term of … Continue reading “Back to the Balkans”