June 14, 2009
By Ioannis Michaletos in Athens Water management is attracting the attention of businessmen in Greece, especially when it is related to the water cycle and energy production. Dams, water transmission pipelines, water depots, and seawater desalination plants are all included in the five-year plan that the Karamanlis administration has relayed recently to the press, as [...]
May 11, 2006
By David Binder The United Nations has 191 members. Four of those which have joined since 1991 were constituent republics of the former Yugoslav Federation. So who could be surprised if the world body grows to 200 in the next few years, with some of the newest additions again emerging from the mess that was [...]
April 14, 2006
By David Binder No Serbian leader had such renown since the time of Prince Lazar and Tsar Dusan. No Yugoslav except Tito had such international recognition. One must concede that to Slobodan Milosevic and, at the end of his days he appeared to relish that prominence immensely – the sole reminder of his years in [...]
December 11, 2005
By Ioannis Michaletos in Athens In this comparative analysis of defense procurement in four key Balkan states, Greek consultant Ioannis Michaletos gives an overview of the factors influencing government arms buildups, restructuring and modernization of forces at a key moment for the region. At this time the Balkans is one of the most heavily armed [...]
November 8, 2005
By Vanja Calovic* According to the 2005 TI Global Corruption Report “estimates of the total size of the global construction market are around US $3,200 billion per year.” This turnover has thus made the construction industry very attractive for organized crime structures. As for Montenegro, the public largely fears that the money taken out of [...]
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