Balkans

List of Balkans articles

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  Why Populists Want a Multipolar World

  Aspiring authoritarians are sick of the liberal order and eager for new patrons in Russia and China.

  Argument

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  Alexander Cooley, Daniel Nexon

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  ‘In the Balkans, if You Neglect History, It Will Backfire’

  The acting prime minister of Kosovo says the United States helped bring down his government.

  Insider

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  Amy Mackinnon

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  Syria’s Forgotten War Is a Pandemic Time Bomb

  U.N. officials and humanitarian workers are bracing for the worst in crowded camps and conflict zones in Idlib.

  Situation Report

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  Robbie Gramer, Jack Detsch, Dan Haverty

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  NATO Has a New Weak Link for Russia to Exploit

  North Macedonia just became NATO’s newest and weakest member. That makes it a ripe target for interference.

  Argument

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  Ivana Stradner, Max Frost

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  North Macedonia’s Orthodox Church Could Become a Coronavirus Super-Spreader

  Despite an otherwise strict nationwide lockdown, the government’s politically motivated decision to allow Orthodox Christians to take communion from shared spoons could unleash a major COVID-19 outbreak.

  Argument

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  Igor Bosilkovski

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  Brother Tayyip’s Soup Kitchen

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s battle with opposition local governments over who provides coronavirus relief is endangering the public.

  Dispatch

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  Tessa Fox

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  Trump Is Stirring Chaos in Kosovo at the Worst Possible Time

  A political crisis encouraged by the United States threatens to worsen the coronavirus outbreak.

  Argument

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  Mieczyslaw P. Boduszynski, Victor Peskin

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  China Has Its Eyes on Serbia

  Beijing is using the coronavirus pandemic to expand its influence into the EU’s backyard.

  Argument

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  Vuk Vuksanovic

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  The Coronavirus Will Destroy Turkey’s Economy

  Ankara’s finances were weak before the pandemic—but the combination of external debt, a public health crisis, and a president who chooses to protect his reputation rather than his people could spell disaster.

  Argument

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  Aykan Erdemir, John A. Lechner

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  Coronavirus Has Started a Censorship Pandemic

  Governments around the world are banning fake news about the crisis—and cracking down on their critics while they’re at it.

  Argument

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  Jacob Mchangama, Sarah McLaughlin

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  Meanwhile, America’s Kosovo Strategy Is Melting Down

  As the coronavirus pandemic raises tensions, the Trump administration’s strategy of bowing to Serbia’s authoritarian president is coming completely undone.

  Argument

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  Edward P. Joseph

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  The Libyan Civil War Is About to Get Worse

  None of the parties involved is serious about reaching a political settlement, meaning the conflict could kill many more this year.

  Argument

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  Jalel Harchaoui

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  Sisi and Erdogan Are Accomplices of the Coronavirus

  By killing the Middle East’s sense of community, the region’s dictators have helped the pandemic on its death march.

  Voice

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  Steven A. Cook

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  Syria Is Turkey’s Problem, Not America’s

  The war in Idlib is a growing humanitarian crisis, a potential disaster for Ankara—and a problem that doesn’t bear on Washington.

  Voice

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  Steven A. Cook

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  Europe’s Morality Is Dying at the Greek Border

  The EU refused to prepare for a predictable rekindling of the migration crisis—and is now responding with deadly force.

  Argument

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  Paul Hockenos