Environment: Russia’s $150 Billion Bet on Arctic Warming
France’s Macron slams the northern shipping route as an ecological
disaster in the making, but Asian and European companies are lining
up for a share of its (potential) riches. By Ky Krauthamer. 5 September 2019.
News: Around the Bloc – 5 September In the news today: drugs in Russia; Kosovo ISIS supporters; Bulgaria’s
Soviet ‘liberation’; a Russian bank in Hungary; and Robert Kocharian.
Politics: ‘Armenia First’: Behind the Rise of Armenia’s Alt-Right Scene
Armenia’s 2018 revolution may have pushed a kleptocratic regime out
of power, but today the country’s conservative agenda is radicalizing
under new conditions. From openDemocracy.By Armen Grigoryan4 September 2019
News: Around the Bloc – 4 September
TOL’s regional news roundup: jail for Russian protesters; no immunity
for Ukrainian parliamentarians; Putin in Mongolia; a booming industry in
North Macedonia; and concentration camps in Serbia.
Society: Migrants Suffer in Bosnian Bottleneck
A mass of international migrants, turned back at the EU border, is building
up in Bosnia, yet NGOs say their hands are tied by bureaucratic obstacles.
3 September 2019
News: Around the Bloc – 3 September
News Highlights: Andrej Babis; Crimea, Iran, and U.S. sanctions; a Hong Kong
protest in Vilnius; a fugitive Montenegrin banker; and domestic violence in Armenia.
3 September 2019
News: Around the Bloc – 2 September
News highlights: In the news today: Germany, Poland, and WWII; Ukrainian women in the military; a hidden gem in Zagreb; vintage cars in Prague; and Tajik family ties.
2 September
News: Around the Bloc – 30 August
News highlights: Russian-Ukrainian prisoner swap; Kosovo’s disappeared; Trump in Slovenia; new Russian islands; and Chinese mining in Tajikistan.
30 August
Media: Disinformation and Disinterest in the Czech Republic
Some of those most likely to fall prey to manipulation are also the most likely to vote.
30 August
FROM THE TOL ARCHIVE – EDITORS’ PICK
Tajik Dissidents Running Out of Safe Havens
Turkey is increasingly hostile to religious exiles and other opponents of harsh Dushanbe regime, Tajik activists claim.
8 March 2018
The Dangers of Patriotic Tourism
Central Europeans are often spending their holidays at home these days – good for the local economy, but not for the local mentality.
18 August 2016F
Tajik Dissidents Running Out of Safe Havens
Turkey is increasingly hostile to religious exiles and other opponents of harsh
Dushanbe regime, Tajik activists claim.
8 March 2018
The Dangers of Patriotic Tourism
Central Europeans are often spending their holidays at home these days –
good for the local economy, but not for the local mentality.
18 August 2016