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Slovenian journalist: death threats after arms trade trilogy
In Slovenia, a trilogy published between summer 2011 and spring 2012 has exposed the secrets of the arms trade during the Balkans war and the role of the country's politicians in it. It's been an ache in the sides of those in power and with money and interests whom the book denounces. Co-writer Blaz Zgaga, 38, may be in hiding but he won't stay down
war, corruption, balkans, international trade, yugoslavia, investigation, croatia
Peace in 2011: 'solutions to conflicts do exist’
From democratic aspirations to the transformation of the media game, Cathy Van Dorslaer, a Belgian psychologist specialising in the prevention of conflicts, explains why she believes 2011 stood under the sign of peace
war, josé luis rodríguez zapatero, democratisation, psychology, europe, techno-media, internet
Ivana Simic Bodrozic and co: more women on Croatia literary scene
The Zagreb-based poet and writer's coming-of-age drama Hotel Zagorje is the theme of a literary event in Paris. Though her debut novel stays true to a tradition in contemporary Croatian fiction, the 29-year-old gets her audience in a flurry with the book's themes of war, women, the past and an inevitable future together
war, balkans, zagreb, yugoslavia, death, candidate countries, children
Heartbreaking Movies Of Staggering Bosnian Conflicts
Sixteen years since the end of conflicts, Bosnia is becoming the ‘promised land’ for moviemakers from Hollywood and Europe starving for a real commercial war story. Is the tragic Bosnian story finally beginning to make money?
war, cinema, balkans, bosnia and herzegovina, angelina jolie, penélope cruz, jasmila žbanič
I like Mostar: are there really no tourists who want to go to Bosnia?
Mostar and I go back a long way. Ours is the story of a missed encounter – in 1998. Fast forward to September 2011: cafebabel.com organises the annual network meeting in Dubrovnik. On learning that the city is only 150 kilometres away from Mostar, I decide to revisit the city I never reached
war, identity, lifestyle, balkans, bosnia and herzegovina, mostar, croatia
Libya after Gaddafi: Europe’s Iraq?
The post-Gaddafi era is taking shape around the national transition council, which is currently in control of Tripoli. Uncertainty about the future is already taking hold though, with fears that Libya could become a new Iraq. This time it falls to Europe to avoid repeating the post-Saddam disaster
Book trade faces bust in Balkans
‘Remaining indifferent to books means recklessly impoverishing your life,’ said Yugoslavia’s best known author, Ivo Andric. Fifty years after he won his Nobel prize, people across the former Yugoslavia are in danger of ignoring this health warning
war, balkans, bosnia and herzegovina, economy, belgrade, international book fair, sarajevo
Serb general and 'Bosnia defect' Jovan Divjak under arrest since March
As Bosnia commemorates the Srebrenica massacre of 8, 000 Bosniaks in 1995, the former Serbian general Jovan Divjak is being held in Austria for crimes that he undoubtedly did not commit. He defected to the Bosnian army at the beginning of the 1992-1995 war. The president of the French association Confrontations Europe is convinced that European democracy is being tested in the Balkans right now
war, la haye, balkans, tribunal penal internacional, bosnia and herzegovina, sarajevo, war crimes
Croatian writer Olja Savicevic: 'We have never lived in a normal society'
The writer from Split, 36, recently published her debut novel 'Goodbye Cowboys' in German. Her award-winning short stories and poetry have been translated in over ten languages. We talk war, youth and why she one day hopes to speak about the 'tragedy' of her family 'more openly'
Under EU status pressure? Ratko Mladic arrested in Serbia: live from Belgrade and Sarajevo
The alleged war criminal and genocide suspect, 69, will answer international charges of genocide, extermination and murder after his arrest and extradition to the UN war crimes tribunal. As the EU parliament’s president Jerzy Buzek welcomes this ‘good news for Serbia, for the stability of the region’ and for ‘Serbia's EU accession process’, two Serbian and Bosnian twentysomethings react with relief
war, massacre, balkans, tribunal penal internacional, belgrade, ratko mladić, youth
Just being in Bosnia: a slice of Sarajevo
It's one of the most famous countries in the world, and still one of the most mysterious. cafebabel.com visits the notorious Balkan capital at a historical time: it has been fifteen years since the end of the three-and-a-half year war in the nineties, marked by the Paris-signed Dayton treaty which split the country into two constituent Serb and Croat-Bosniak parts. The European Union has just signalled that the ethnically diverse Bosnians are welcome to travel without visas. Bosnia is clearly chugging forward. So are its young people, whether they are headscarved film directors, internet cafe owners or forward-looking, majority female students who are creating the city's first arthouses or working in a hostel in the centre, reading up on Bosnia-European history and being paid in euros. It's hard to isolate the dynamism of Sarajevo's youth when its past created this present not so long ago. The mountains of the valley capital sit on our shoulders to bring you this special edition of Orient Express Reporter
Gaddafi, Tito, UN: Libyan crisis impact on Balkans
Over the past few days many comparisons have been made between the Libyan war and the Balkan crisis of the nineties as western powers come up with the same humanitarian arguments they used then to justify their intervention in Libya now. But what is the connection? A closer look at the double standards and political games played during bombing campaigns
war, nato, balkans, washington, belgrade, libya, barack obama
Small money, big things: four film and art initiatives in Kosovo
The economic climate ensures the making of only one film financed by centre for cinematography per year, whilst exhibition opportunities are spare. Young Kosovars are working where they believe they can help – in society, with ordinary people
war, art market, balkans, pristina, cities, the streets of europe, kosovo
UN resolution Libya: Spanish, Polish, Belgian and German media react
France and the UK can strike; the UN security council implements a no-fly zone over Libya as of 17 March. Europeans agree that intervention is the right decision although it took its time to make a decision. Others warn of the unpredictable consequences. Press review
war, libya, arab spring, press review, muammar al-gaddafi, revolution, united nations
Google Books Ngram Viewer: scan ‘Europe’, ‘crisis’ and ‘unemployment’
The new online search tool can trace the history of each of the 500 billion words words in google’s 5.2 million scanned books, dating back 500 years. As Europe’s medias select their words of the year, is it time to take a step back from the terms which defined 2010?
war, tower of babel, europe, languages, internet, nick clegg, google
Calm Lebanon ‘crisis’: Blackberrys not Kalashnikovs
On 12 January, eleven ministers from the the unity coalition government resigned en masse. Western backed caretaker prime minister Saad Hariri has refused to be a part of a coalition potentially led by the militant Shia muslim group Hezbollah
Achmed Sakajew: ‘Chechnya is the only place in Europe devoid of law’
The former Chechen prime minister is critical of Europe’s farniente in the North Caucasus. Interview
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