Serbians, still struggling with the legacy of Milosevic, are living in a provisional, not a modern, state.
Serbia’s Future: Back to the Past
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Bulgaria’s New Left
The new left in Eastern Europe has taken pains to distinguish itself from the Communist Party politics of the Cold War era.
Gaza: The Light Doesn’t Get Much Greener
The United States likely has Israel’s back no matter what it decides.
Leveraging Operation Pillar of Defense Into an Attack on Iran
To the Netanyahu administration, attacking Gaza may be killing two birds with one stone.
Jabari Assassination Brought Hamas Negotiations to Premature End
Israeli negotiator and Ahmed Jabari sought to break the patterns of the past.
Israel Takes Out Its Frustration About Iran on Gaza
To invade with ground troops or not to invade, that is the question.
Obama Poised to Dine with Architects of Burma’s Ethnic Cleansing
Hate speech and exhortations to attack the Rohingya Muslim minority are pervasive in western Burma.
Israel’s Real-World Flame War
Some may be quick to blame the Palestinians but their violence was initially directed at Israeli military vehicles inside Gaza.
Israel Ups the Stakes With Assassination of Jaabari
Ahmad Jaabari had been chief negotiator in the deal that led to the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinian political prisoners.
Will Obama Back Israeli Punishment of Palestinians for U.N. Overture?
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman claims that the U.S. would subject Palestinians to “severe measures” if they apply to the UN.