List of Balkans articles
-
Dodik and Putin shake hands standing in front of their respective flags. Why NATO Should Worry About the Balkans
Moscow is creating a pretext for further meddling in Bosnia.
-
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan reviews the guard of honour upon his arrival during a welcome ceremony ahead of a meeting with Ukrainian President, in Kiev, on October 9, 2017. Ukraine’s War Is Erdogan’s Opportunity
Turkey’s president is seizing on Europe’s crisis to establish his own country’s independent power.
-
Albright and Weston sit side by side at a long table with their right hands raised to vote. What Madeleine Albright Taught Me
Albright embodied the good America stood for in the 1990s among my generation of Bosnians.
-
An electronic sign displays a message in Arabic welcoming the Turkish president in UAE, in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, on February 14, 2022. Erdogan’s War With Arab Monarchies Is Over
With its economy in a tailspin, Turkey is repairing ties with former enemies in the region.
-
Erdogan stands in front of microphones on a podium in front of Turkish flags. Turkey’s Balancing Act on Ukraine Is Becoming More Precarious
Ankara faces growing pressure to pick sides between Kyiv and Moscow.
-
The memorial called “Heroines,” dedicated to Kosovar Albanian women wartime rape survivors, is seen in Pristina, Kosovo, on May 4, 2021. We Need a Better Way to Prosecute Sexual Assault in Conflict
Though rape is one of the most commonly perpetrated war crimes, it is rarely considered by international courts.
-
Serb residents hold a poster portraiting Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a ceremony marking a historic battle at Gazimestan, near Pristina on June 28, 2009. The ceremony marked the anniversary of the 1389 Battle of Kosovo, where the Serbian army was defeated by the Ottoman Empire. Why Putin Keeps Talking About Kosovo
For the Kremlin, NATO’s 1999 war against Serbia is the West’s original sin—and a humiliating affront that Russia must avenge.
-
A Russian warship sails past Istanbul with the Suleymaniye Mosque lit up in the background. Can Turkey Legally Close Its Straits to Russian Warships? It’s Complicated.
Ankara’s hands are tied by the 1936 Montreux Convention.
-
Russian President Vladimir Putin is pictured at a meeting in Novo-Ogarevo, Russia on Aug. 7, 2007. When Recognition Is Reckless
Russia is not the only country irresponsibly offering diplomatic stamps of approval.
-
Refugees from Afghanistan and Pakistan warm themselves by a fire. For Migrants in Bosnia, the ‘Game’ Is the Road to a Better Life
Hundreds of migrants brace for winter as they try to cross into the European Union.
-
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Embattled Erdogan Signals Turkish-Israeli Thaw
The ground in the Middle East is shifting yet again.
-
Pedestrians walk past a vandalized mural depicting former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic in Belgrade. What Germany Can Teach Serbia About Confronting Genocide
Overcoming hateful ideologies is never easy, but it’s much more difficult when denialism and bigotry are actively encouraged from the very top, as is the case in Belgrade.
-
Albanian Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands. Albania Is a New Belt and Road Battleground
China has been rebuffed plenty in Europe, making the Western Balkan state an even bigger prize.
-
A military training course in Armenia. Russia Is Worried About Challenges in the Caucasus
The Nagorno-Karabakh war’s aftermath is still impacting Moscow’s plans.
-
Erdogan and Putin sit side by side in front of their respective country flags. Turkey Could Lose Big in the Russia-Ukraine Standoff
Conflict could topple Ankara’s delicate balancing act between NATO and Russia.
