Our Take: Rearing Its Ugly Head

Author(s): Tihomir Loza,Ky Krauthamer / Language(s): English Issue: 11/07/2006

Georgia is the latest target of Moscow's officially-sanctioned jingoism. Tomorrow it could just as easily be somebody else.

Eurozone: Converge Now

Author(s): Robert Anderson / Language(s): English Issue: 11/07/2006

There will never be a better time for Central European governments of all stripes to push for speedy euro adoption.

Tajikistan: Rakhmonov's Marathon Run

Author(s): Author Not Specified / Language(s): English Issue: 11/07/2006

Running against a bunch of unknowns, the Tajik leader can be certain of re-election on 6 November. His hold on power looks solid for the foreseeable future.

Bulgaria: Nation on the Move

Author(s): Nikoleta Popkostadinova / Language(s): English Issue: 09/12/2006

With its villages dying and its capital bursting at the seams, can Bulgaria deal with the global trend of urbanization?

Albania: Too Little, Too Late

Author(s): Besart Likmeta / Language(s): English Issue: 09/12/2006

Albanian authorities are prosecuting more child traffickers, but there's no way of knowing if it's making a difference

Beslan: Sifting Through the Evidence

Author(s): Catherine S. Osgood / Language(s): English Issue: 09/12/2006

Two years later, investigators say the Russian government is trying hard to bury the truth about the Beslan school siege.

Kyrgyzstan: Democracy Lite

Author(s): Ky Krauthamer / Language(s): English Issue: 09/12/2006

Something is rotting in Kyrgyzstan and the West has done too little to prevent it.

Poland: A Long Way From Gdansk

Author(s): Wojciech Kosc / Language(s): English Issue: 09/12/2006

Their strongly shared faith and conservative views are not enough to dampen Lech Walesa's dislike for Poland's twin leaders.

Kronika Wschodnia

Author(s): Michał Kurkiewicz / Language(s): Polish Issue: 579/2007

Uzbekistan: From Russia, With Luck

Author(s): Marina Kozlova / Language(s): English Issue: 04/15/2008

Branches of Russian universities give select Uzbek students what they can't always get locally: prestige and jobs.

Nagorno-Karabakh: Dark-Adapted Eyes

Author(s): Arpi Harutyunyan / Language(s): English Issue: 04/15/2008

In a disputed corner of the Caucasus, some settlers have given up much of the modern world, including electricity, to stake a claim to a territory.

Our Take: Money Down the Drain

Author(s): Ky Krauthamer / Language(s): English Issue: 04/15/2008

Much of Europe and the former Soviet Union pays too much for energy. There are ways to cut the bill.

Belarus: Beyond Chernobyl

Author(s): Aleksandr Matijevich / Language(s): English Issue: 04/15/2008

Is there any better proof of a nuclear comeback than Belarus’ plans for a new plant?

Bosnia: The Don Quixote of Kotor Varos

Author(s): Amela Bulja,Armela Subasic / Language(s): English Issue: 04/15/2008

For one entrepreneur, making the windmill was the easy part. Getting it to catch on has been another matter.

Kazakhstan: Adding Fuel to the Fire?

Author(s): Abdujalil Abdurasulov / Language(s): English Issue: 04/15/2008

Kazakhstan’s goal to become the global leader in uranium production could put strains on non-proliferation efforts.

Energy: Clearing the Air

Author(s): Seyward Darby / Language(s): English Issue: 04/15/2008

Coal is the dirtiest yet most crucial energy source in Central Europe. That could make the region one of the best laboratories for clean coal technologies.

Retina opărită

Author(s): Mircea Mihăies / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 01/2002

"the Romanians found yet another scape goat for their problems" says the author "after the Hungarians, the Jews and the world financial chaos, it's now Vaclav Havel's turn." In this context, tha author talks about Romania's integration in the EU and NATO.

Pe muchia Europei

Author(s): Dumitru Radu Popa / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 01/2002

In issue no. 44 of 2001, România Literară published (after The New York Review of Books) an extended text about Romania written by the American political philosopher Tony Judt. This text was accompanied by an editorial comment. Tony Judt's text determined strong remarks in the whole Romanian media. România Literară publishes now an interview with Tony Judt (with D.R.Popa).

Modelul elveţian

Author(s): Petru Dumitriu / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 22/2002

The writer Petru Dumitriu suggested to the Romanian people to take into consideration the Swiss model in the context of the regionalisation. The article is an interview of George Pruteanu with Petru Dumitriu in 1993. This interview is a chapter of the book “6 Days with Petru Dumitriu” – the chapter refers to the federalization of Romania.

Liberalii, regionalismul şi competiţia pentru Ardeal

Author(s): Sabina Fati / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 22/2002