Europe is being pulled in several different directions, but generally not to the left.
Where on Earth Is Europe Heading?
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Bulgaria
Bulgarian Spring: Europe Should Pay Attention
Spring usually arrives quietly in Europe as a season, not a metaphor. In Bulgaria, it arrived as a warning.
NATO: Rebellion in the Ranks?
The countries of the former Warsaw Pact are not knuckling under to pressure from Russia. They’re trying to avoid a new cold war.
The Greatest Threat to Europe
Europe will never fully democratize until the Roma enjoy the same rights, privileges, and opportunities as their European brethren.
Letter From Sofia: Old Tanks and Modern Mayhem
The military museum in Bulgaria's sprawling capital city consists of a tiny building and a huge outdoor display of weapons that look as if they had been wheeled in fresh from the battlefields and parked, higgledy piggledy: mountain howitzers that shelled Turks in 1912...
Bulgaria’s Ataka Party: An Unlikely Blend of Left and Right
Cross-posted from JohnFeffer.com. John is currently traveling in Eastern Europe and observing its transformations since 1989. Three items in Volen Siderov’s office reflect his current image. The religious icons on the wall speak to his embrace of traditional Bulgarian...
The 13 Imams and Religious Freedom in Bulgaria
Cross-posted from JohnFeffer.com. John is currently traveling in Eastern Europe and observing its transformations since 1989. The “case of the 13 imams” sounds almost mythic. But the current case the Bulgarian government is prosecuting against 13 imams from the area...
Slovenia and Bulgaria: a Tale of Two Reforms
Slovenia has virtually vaulted into Western Europe while Bulgaria has remained behind the informal Iron Curtain that continues to divide the developed from the developing parts of the region.
Rock the Regime: The Velvet Revolution
Tangra was censored and harassed, but managed to get its message across.
Bulgaria’s Podkrepa Made the Same Mistake as Solidarity
Workers in Bulgaria have more freedom, but with a price.