November 30, 2005
By Carl Savich In his latest series on the Holocaust in the Balkans, Serbian-American historian Carl Savich sets the murder of almost 60,000 Greek Jews in the context of both the events of the Second World War and the wider context of the long and colorful history of Judaism in northern Greece. Yesterday’s first part [...]
November 29, 2005
By Carl Savich In his latest series on the Holocaust in the Balkans, Serbian-American historian Carl Savich sets the murder of almost 60,000 Greek Jews in the context of both the events of the Second World War and the wider context of the long and colorful history of Judaism in northern Greece. Today’s first part [...]
November 25, 2005
by Ioannis Michaletos This fascinating synopsis by Greek consultant Ioannis Michaletos, prepared exclusively for Balkanalysis.com, gives an overview of Greek sea power and shipping from ancient to modern times, and also includes vital statistics on the modern Greek merchant marine fleet, as well as predictions for future activity in the sector. The study grew out [...]
November 21, 2005
On Nov. 15, 2005, United Press International (UPI) printed a devious, half-hearted apology to Balkanalysis.com, in the form of a re-written original story with an inconspicuous addendum. This unfortunate decision raises serious concerns about the news giant’s journalistic integrity, arrogance and damage-control-at-all-costs instinct. In concluding the above-linked article on testimony given in late January 2005 [...]
November 18, 2005
By Mehmet Kalyoncu This provocative analysis of Turkey’s nuclear ambitions, informed by current political realities and a historical summary of the country’s previous plans and nuclear partnerships, asks the devil’s advocate question: what do the US and EU plan to give Turkey to keep it from going nuclear? Recent heated statements of a nuclear variety [...]
November 17, 2005
Yesterday appeared the first part of this article. As we said, since the following interview was conducted back in June, there have been various developments in the area of the topic under consideration. However, the reader will find here a detailed and fascinating discussion of the general topic as it applies to the case of [...]
November 16, 2005
Since the following interview was conducted back in June, there have been various developments in the area of the topic under consideration. However, the reader will find here a detailed and fascinating discussion of the general topic as it applies to the case of Macedonia. The second part of this story follows tomorrow. Despite being [...]
November 14, 2005
Statistically speaking, your chances of winning the lottery are roughly 1 in 13,983,816. Not in Greece- at least for some. A leading Greek newspaper last week added to its long-time investigation of potential fraud in Greece’s national lottery. Athens’ Kathimerini suggested on November 7 that a degree of luck akin to divine providence would have [...]
November 11, 2005
By Jason Miko This op-ed by the inimitable Jason Miko, about the government’s hostile actions against leading Macedonian winery Tikves, was originally published in Skopje daily Vreme on November 8, 2005. The Romans made the phrase, In Vino Veritas or, “in wine, truth” a common saying- and it applies not only then but today. The [...]
November 9, 2005
The European Commission delivered its long-awaited verdict today, recommending Macedonia as finally fit for EU candidate status. The positive opinion, or avis, came as a breath of relief for the beleaguered SDSM-DUI government whose victories have been few and far between over the past year. Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski, fresh from his audience with President [...]
