Tag: Balkans
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Tito’s Yugoslavia: A Book and Cinema Review: Goran Marković’s ‘Tito and Me’ and Jože Pirjevec’s ‘Tito and his comrades’
Josip Broz (Tito) & Willy Brandt smoking cigars. Photo: Pietro Izzo/Flickr. No changes made. View the license here. By: Michaela Nudo Throughout history, redrawn maps have shaped identities and driven ethnic conflict, the Balkans are no exception to this trend. The legacy of Yugoslavia and Tito will forever leave an impressionable mark on current studies…
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Hostages of History: North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and the Hazards of EU Accession
Photo: Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. Photo is in the public domain. By: Isabelle Avakumovic-Pointon Despite the groundbreaking Prespa Agreement with Greece in 2018, North Macedonia’s accession to the European Union (EU) is once again on hold. This time, the veto comes from Bulgaria: North Macedonia’s neighbour and, until recently, its staunchest supporter in…