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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Casino Macedonia: of spies, traitors, and patriots
Espionage, wiretappings and attempted coup d'etats...just what is going on in Macedonia?
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Interethnic communication in ‘Borderlands’
The Macedonian government shows little interest in fostering interethnic communication. It relies on nationalistic...
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Published in: openSecurityCrisis brewing in Macedonia
Events over the summer in Macedonia revealed just how fragile interethnic relationships remain. The EU and the US...
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Published in: openSecurityMacedonia on the brink
It’s quiet again in Skopje after violent Albanian protests in early July—deceptively so.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?From feudal socialism to feudal democracy - the trials and tribulations of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
In a country where political opponents are labelled as ‘traitors’, where individuals are perceived first and...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The future of the past: why the end of Yugoslavia is still important
A new socialist model is emerging in the western Balkans. Can its political vocabulary transcend the ethno-national...
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Published in: HomeResisting the other of the ‘war on terror’: lessons from Japanese internment camps?
Though intended to be temporary in nature, Agamben argues that the ‘state of exception’ has become a permanent...
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Published in: HomeOne asylum seeker in Belgium: Part Three
In March 2010, over 400 Macedonian asylum seekers arrived in Belgium. Many have since returned to Macedonia. Most...
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Published in: HomeBelgium’s asylum seeker fiasco
People in Brussels are led to believe that there is a huge influx of asylum-seekers. Yes and no. The truth is much...
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Published in: HomeThe asylum seeker village – from Macedonia to Belgium: Part One
We begin a three-part account of the experiences of ethnic Albanians seeking asylum. Part One begins in Macedonia,...