In the 25 years since war engulfed the Balkans, the region has reached a peaceful, if somewhat tense, equilibrium. War criminals have been prosecuted and cities have been rebuilt. Balkan states have developed post-war economies, and Croatia joined th...
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In the 25 years since war engulfed the Balkans, the region has reached a peaceful, if somewhat tense, equilibrium. War criminals have been prosecuted and cities have been rebuilt. Balkan states have developed post-war economies, and Croatia joined th...
In March, the Republic of Georgia took a considerable step forward on the road to full membership in the European Union. The country signed an Association Agreement, establishing a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) — a goal Georgia has...
In March, the Republic of Georgia took a considerable step forward on the road to full membership in the European Union. The country signed an Association Agreement, establishing a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) — a goal Georgia has...
While people across the world celebrated the New Year, the people of Lithuania changed more than just their calendars. As of January 1, 2015, Lithuania has officially adopted the Euro as its currency. Although the litas, Lithuania’s old currenc...
While people across the world celebrated the New Year, the people of Lithuania changed more than just their calendars. As of January 1, 2015, Lithuania has officially adopted the Euro as its currency. Although the litas, Lithuania’s old currenc...
I had the privilege of editing for a section titled “Political Extremism in Europe”, which was featured in the Spring/Summer 2013 edition of the Brown Journal of World Affairs. The premise of the section was quite simple: Europe’s...
I had the privilege of editing for a section titled “Political Extremism in Europe”, which was featured in the Spring/Summer 2013 edition of the Brown Journal of World Affairs. The premise of the section was quite simple: Europe’s...
Ireland, Angela Merkel’s sickly child, has decided to go off on its own. After taking an $87 billion European bailout to survive its severe economic malaise in 2010, the nation seems to have found some stable footing in its government finances. In ...
Ireland, Angela Merkel’s sickly child, has decided to go off on its own. After taking an $87 billion European bailout to survive its severe economic malaise in 2010, the nation seems to have found some stable footing in its government finances. In ...
The Economist recently posted an interesting article on fiscal transfers between the sixteen German states, with the subtitle “Germans fear a European transfer union because they hate their own one.”The article offers interesting peeks into the f...
The Economist recently posted an interesting article on fiscal transfers between the sixteen German states, with the subtitle “Germans fear a European transfer union because they hate their own one.”The article offers interesting peeks into the f...
Last week, Spain introduced an additional €40bn austerity policy in face continuing recession, unemployment, and violent separatist cries of the Catalonia and Basque region. One should not forget, however, that Spain’s public debt, which hovers a...
Last week, Spain introduced an additional €40bn austerity policy in face continuing recession, unemployment, and violent separatist cries of the Catalonia and Basque region. One should not forget, however, that Spain’s public debt, which hovers a...
“The first thing the government does in an election year,” former Greek finance minister George Papaconstantinou admitted in 2009, “is to pull the tax collectors off the streets.” I think this statement has a lot to say about Greek debt, and ...
“The first thing the government does in an election year,” former Greek finance minister George Papaconstantinou admitted in 2009, “is to pull the tax collectors off the streets.” I think this statement has a lot to say about Greek debt, and ...
September has come and Europe’s politicians are finally in their offices, back from the annual August recess. Back to the rescue. We’re only half way through the month, but so much has been done and said over the past few days. True, European lea...
September has come and Europe’s politicians are finally in their offices, back from the annual August recess. Back to the rescue. We’re only half way through the month, but so much has been done and said over the past few days. True, European lea...