February 29, 2008
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 [...]
February 20, 2008
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 [...]
February 16, 2008
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 [...]
February 16, 2008
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 [...]
February 9, 2008
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. [...]
February 9, 2008
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.
