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Archive for February, 2008

Power Strategies Emerge Amidst Kosovo Turbulence

New information from regional intelligence sources, as well as open-source channels, indicates that cross-border militant activities on at least four fronts are among the new developments to watch in the aftermath of Kosovo’s independence declaration on February 17.
While world attention has focused mainly on the political and legalistic dimensions of the Kosovo Albanian government’s declared [...]

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Home to roost. Stojakovo, Macedonia

Balkanalysis.com Announces New 2006 Archive Uploads

Balkanalysis.com would like to announce that nine months’ worth of archived articles, many previously unavailable on the website, have now been uploaded to our page at the Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL.com).

The articles in question number more than 50, and cover the months March-December 2006. They will be of interest to researchers of contemporary Balkan history. They complete the current archive of Balkanalysis.com articles, covering the period 2001-2006. These articles specifically include articles on Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo.

Over 220 instititutions from 21 countries currently offer access to articles in the Library. If you would like to access these articles, but your institution is not yet a member of the CEEOL.com program, please have your institution’s acquisitions or reference librarian contact CEEOL.com directly.

Sincerely,

Balkanalysis.com team

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Night Train. Zagreb, Croatia

Kosovo: The View from Gracanica

By Nicky Gardner*
When the celebrated English travel writer Edith Durham arrived at the monastery at Gracanica one hundred years ago, she came to a place that had virtually no experience of the twentieth century. It is an episode that Durham recalls in her book High Albania. The incumbents, evidently horribly worried by Durham’s unmarried condition, [...]

New Security Threats, Trends in Global Intelligence Influence Greek Reforms

By Ioannis Michaletos and Christopher Deliso
The Greek parliament is currently debating a significant new law covering intelligence reform and modernization. The legislation, which would have applicability for both the Greek military intelligence service and the civilian National Intelligence Service (NIS), may be voted on as early as February 18. It is the first such law [...]

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Confluence. Mtskheta, Georgia

Slovenia Pledges Support for Croatia’s EU Bid, as Maritime Dispute Continues

The only former Yugoslav republic to have made it into the EU thus far, Slovenia, also became honorary president of the 27-nation bloc on January 1. The six-month rotating presidency offers a good opportunity for countries, especially the smaller ones, to make their voices heard and to gain prominence in the area of foreign affairs. [...]

Announcing New Weekend Review Section

Balkanalysis.com would like to announce a new biweekly section for reviews of Balkan-interest books. A new book will be reviewed every other weekend in this space, starting on Saturday, February 23.

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Safe harbor. Ioannina, Greece

Zagorohoria

By Christopher Deliso
Greece’s most striking landscapes, it may well be argued, are to be found in the mountain fastnesses of Epiros, far in the country’s northwest; here is the fabled Zagorohoria, a group of 46 mountain hamlets attesting to the legacy of a spirited people determined to remain free and cling to their customs over [...]