Balkans

The small Balkan country hopes to officially join the alliance by year’s end, the foreign minister says in interview.

The region’s genocidal wars are over—but bigots from across the West still flock there for inspiration.

Politicians in this corner of Eastern Europe insist their country is a stage for geopolitical rivalry between the West and Russia—the better to profit from the attention.

For years, the country remained untouched by the global migrant crisis, but now, even in a place where many people were once refugees, tensions are on the rise.

Federations of ethnonational states can become explosive during moments of political liberalization. Abiy Ahmed must tread carefully to avoid a Balkan nightmare.

Voters in the country’s upcoming name-change referendum should not allow nationalist opposition or foreign interference to stand in their way.

Ill-advised land swaps and population transfers won’t bring peace. They’re more likely to revive the bloodshed that plagued the Balkans during the 1990s.

The Trump administration will regret looking for simple solutions to Eastern Europe's territorial disputes.

The national soccer team celebrated its strong World Cup showing alongside a singer who glorifies the country’s fascist past. But it shouldn’t have come as a surprise.

Trump doesn’t think the country is worth defending. Putin has already tried to destabilize it once—the West can’t let it happen again.

The debate over whether to build an official memorial to Sarajevo's Romeo and Juliet, murdered in 1993, exposes the pain and peril of dwelling on the past.

Serbia’s nationalist soccer fans hoped to restore their national pride by beating a Swiss team led by Kosovar stars. Instead, the Kosovo-born Xherdan Shaqiri handed them a humiliating defeat.

The EU is undermining its credibility by choosing stability over democracy in Serbia

The Balkans desperately need help, but Greece won't stop picking a fight over what to call its northern neighbor.

FP staffers learn what really killed the Romans and why the 1930s should scare us to death.

An army of contractors and subcontractors in Eastern Europe is working to supply America’s sprawling — and legally questionable — anti-Islamic State campaign in Syria.

The West urges calm amid fears a political crisis could trigger ethnic violence.

A group of GOP senators is spreading false allegations from a shadowy organization and supporting the region’s corrupt and undemocratic forces.

An interview with the Belgrade mayor's ex-wife led thousands to take to the streets.

...because it is a real country.