Promoting weapons sales and isolation of Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vice President Mike Pence did not speak out on the illiberal direction of some allies.
Author: MARC SANTORA
Serbia Protests Shine Light on a Nation Tugged Between East and West
Even as he hopes to guide his country into joining the European Union, President Aleksandar Vucic faces growing unrest at home and accusations of creeping authoritarianism.
In a Divided Poland, Pope John Paul II Is Claimed by All Sides
At a moment when Poland finds itself torn by political conflicts that are cast as an existential fight for the country’s soul, the pope’s legacy is just one more battleground.
Croatia Dispatch: Oysters Lead Lives of Excitement and Danger. Especially in the Balkans.
Some of the world’s most delicious oysters have been farmed in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Croatia since Roman times. They now face a deadly threat.
Czech Coal Mine Explosion Kills at Least 13
Fire and smoke forced rescue workers to turn back, so the number of casualties was unclear. It was the nation’s deadliest mining disaster since 1990.
George Soros-Founded University Is Forced Out of Hungary
Central European University, founded after the collapse of the Soviet Union, has been forced from its campus in Budapest by the increasingly authoritarian government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Scandal Around Billionaire Prime Minister Leaves Czechs in Limbo
Andrej Babis, a bombastic populist, survived a no-confidence vote after his eldest son claimed to have been abducted to silence his testimony in a fraud case.
Former Macedonian Leader Seeks Asylum in Hungary to Avoid Prison
The flight of Nikola Gruevski stoked outrage and threw up another challenge to the European Union.