Despite the fallout in Ukraine, several Balkan countries are angling to join NATO — and freely misinforming their publics to get there.
Balkans: Still Digging Toward NATO
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When and How to End a Foreign Intervention
Oxford professor Richard Caplan examines the challenges of exiting from state-building operations.
A Banner Week for Trans Rights
Croatia’s LGBT community still faces stark challenges, but a recent court ruling in the case of a young trans boy offers hope.
Reconnecting the Balkans
Vojko Volk, Slovenia’s ambassador to Croatia, speaks about the challenges that Slovenia currently faces, especially economic.
Creating Cultural Bridges: The Art of Edgar Endress
Chilean-born Edgar Endress is a Virginia-based artist, professor, and founding member of the Floating Lab Collective. Endress’ work stresses a context-dependent blend of media that both forges and illustrates an integration of art and social engagement. For Endress and his Floating Lab Collective, the opportunities for social interaction afforded by his work are every bit as integral to the performance as whatever audio or visual elements he uses to stimulate them. Endress recently met with Foreign Policy In Focus to discuss his recent work on immigration, his theories of social engagement, and his travels to the Balkans.
Balkan Accession: Slow and Steady Progress
Foreign ministers of the 27 European Union member states recently initiated the ratification process of Serbia’s Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA), a step toward eventual EU membership for Serbia. The granting of candidate status was left for a later date, though, in a move that mirrored the EU’s general strategy on Balkan accession: With one hand it giveth, and with the other it does not giveth quite yet.
Valentine Mitiev
Valentine Mitiev. Photo by Don Russell.
Roumen Yanovski
Deyan Kiuranov
Deyan Kiuranov. Photo by Don Russell.
Deyan Kiuranov
