Postcard from Skopje: No Last Orders
It had grown so late on Tuesday night that it had become Wednesday morning. Two bars had called time on us, a third had already closed its shutters by the time we reached it. Apparently there was only...
View ArticlePostcard from Jazhince: Borderland Blues
Sipping a macchiato by the stream that runs through Jazhince you could be forgiven for forgetting you are drinking coffee in a country embroiled in crisis. In fact, you could be forgiven forgetting...
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Russia and Macedonia: The Ghosts of Pan-Slavism
Why do counter-protesters in favour of Gruevski’s government wave around Orthodox crosses, Russian flags, and photos of Putin? A look at the mythic blood ties between Orthodox Slavic peoples, knee-jerk...
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A Deal Which is not a Deal: Macedonia’s Ride on the Wild Side
With the corruption of the deep state, where even primary school teachers are involved in electoral fraud, what good will a few changes in ministerial echelons serve? Shuffling a few positions fails to...
View ArticleThe Chance For Yet Another Battle
What does today’s agreement between VMRO-DPMNE and the opposition mean for Macedonia’s future? Ivana Jordanovska shares her thoughts. There are three types of people when it comes to political...
View ArticleAs a Macedonian, I mourn.
Whichever way the course of events develops, there is one thing that will remain in history and, hopefully, in our consciousness: The ordeal of hundreds of children crying at the border of our country,...
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Guardians of the Frontier? Migration, Racism and Solidarities Along the...
What’s happening to refugees along the so-called ‘Balkan corridor’? Catherine Baker offers a smart and comprehensive take, along with a list of potentially helpful resources for refugees in the region....
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Live(ish) Blogs and Updates: The Refugee Crisis Along the Balkan Corridor
Hello to our friends and readers from around the world. Europe is currently experiencing its worst refugee crisis since the Second World War. Many refugees fleeing war in the Middle East first pass...
View ArticleOp-ed: A Tale of Two Countries
With historic protests about to take place in Montenegro, Ivana Jordanovska reflects on dictatorship, democratic deficiency, civic action and the role of the EU and Russia in both Montenegro and...
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Photo Essay: Stranded in Idomeni
“A new humanitarian situation is developing in Europe that needs urgent attention,” UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards said of Idomeni on November 24th, 2015. All photos by Julia Druelle. Last month, 60...
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Op-ed: The Candidate That Got Captured
Reflecting on ten years of Macedonia’s often tumultuous political evolution, Ivana Jordanovska asks whether the country is on the right track as it prepares for this spring’s historic elections. On...
View ArticleWhy I Decided to Leave My (Developing) Country
We are republishing the few pieces we lost in the recent ownership transfer of our site. In late January, we received the following letter from a young medical student in Skopje named Marta Kamcheva....
View ArticleOp-Ed: Remember, Remember the 11th of December
Macedonia finally looks like it will hold long-delayed elections on December 11th. After two years of protest, Ivana Jordanovska predicts a victory for the opposition. Two years ago, Macedonia stood in...
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What’s Going on with Members of Congress and Macedonia?
Several members of the US Congress seem to have taken a peculiar (and some say unprecedented) sort of interest in Macedonia recently. Why might that be and where might it lead? It’s a warm evening in...
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The Week in Fear and Demagoguery
Nationalism and militarism: on the rise across the region again. Paranoia reigns in the Balkans. Relations between Belgrade and Prishtina have completely broken down now. Kosovo’s parliament passed a...
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US Senators Send Letter to US Secretary of State Demanding Investigation into...
Balkanist has obtained a letter sent from six US Senators to US Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson yesterday demanding an immediate worldwide investigation into all US democracy promotion activities....
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NATO Chief Pledges the Alliance Has No Interest in Macedonia’s Internal...
NATO head Jens Stoltenberg has sent a letter to Macedonia’s President Gjorge Ivanov stating that the alliance has no interest in interfering in the internal political process of the country and “does...
View ArticleOp-Ed: Half Truths & Gangster Politics
Unless we acknowledge the gravity of events in Macedonia, the final victim of violence across the Balkans will be democracy itself, argues Rudina Hajdari. After more than 1 year without a government...
View ArticleWe Asked: What’s Next for Macedonia?
Yesterday, President Gjorgje Ivanov finally granted former opposition leader Zoran Zaev a mandate to form a new government, effectively ending a two-year political crisis. But much work remains to be...
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Investigation: Serbia’s Involvement in the Macedonian Crisis
Serbian journalist and MP Miroslav Lazanski was involved in a coordinated propaganda campaign along with members of Serbia’s intelligence service, the BIA, aimed at mobilizing public support for...
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