Dubrovnik and Balkan Side Trips
Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide © 2010 | Nestled inside its mighty ramparts is Dubrovnik, the "Pearl of the Adriatic." From this remarkably preser...
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The Balkans
The Balkans, or the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographic area in Eastern and Southeastern Europe with various and disputed borders. The region takes its name ...
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Why You Can’t Skip Sarajevo on Your Europe Trip!
If you're planning a European city break, you're probably overlooking one of the continent's most extraordinary destinations. Sarajevo blends Ottom...
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Balkan money-laundering is booming | The Economist
The property market makes a good place to hide ill-gotten gains | Europe
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Why Macedonia still has a second name - The Economist explains
FOR almost a quarter of a century Macedonia, the southernmost part of long-vanished Yugoslavia, has been called FYROM by the United Nations, the EU...
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The Second Balkan War - Explained in 10 minutes
The Second Balkan War - Explained in 10 minutes
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Why hasn’t Bosnia and Herzegovina collapsed? - The Economist explains
FROM Spain to Ukraine, and from Scotland to northern Italy, regional issues threaten the make-up of European states. Similar expectations persist r...
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The EU must show the Balkans they still have a chance of joining - Charlemagne - The Economist
SQUINT, and you can just make it out. In a quiet suburb of Belgrade, a small European Union flag flutters from the seventh floor of a concrete towe...
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Club ties: the Western Balkan Six 2018-02-07 | The Economist
Today the European Commission kicks off months of intense politicking over the future of the group
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In the Land of Vendettas That Go On Forever
VQR Online, 2017: “I had flown to the Balkans in late July 2017 to learn about blood feuds, or the ancient oaths of vendetta sworn between warrin...
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Trump Goes After Montenegro, a ‘Tiny Country’ With ‘Aggressive People’ - The Atlantic
Fresh off of meeting with Vladimir Putin, the U.S. president again questions NATO commitments.
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