A snap general election has left the country’s governing party exposed to an unexpectedly strong challenge from populist forces.
Tag: Yugoslavia
What to Do With a Bug Named Hitler?
Anophthalmus hitleri is a small, amber-colored beetle native to a few damp caves in Slovenia. It has one glaring problem.
Aleksandar Matanovic, Whose Publishing Company Changed Chess, Dies at 93
Largely self-taught, he became a grandmaster in his 20s and was later a founder of Chess Informant, which revolutionized how people studied the game.
Biden Orders U.S. to Share Evidence of Russian War Crimes With Hague Court
The step signals a major shift in American policy and ends months of resistance by Pentagon officials who feared setting a precedent that could pave the way for the court to prosecute U.S. troops.
Ex-Leader of Kosovo Pleads Not Guilty to War Crimes Charges
Hashim Thaci, the former president and prime minister, went on trial in The Hague on charges related to the country’s bloody fight for independence.
What 70 Years of War Can Tell Us About the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Despite some postmodern features, the fighting resembles a type of conflict from decades past: wars fought between nations in which one does not conquer the other outright.
What 70 Years of War Can Tell Us About the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Despite some postmodern features, the fighting resembles a type of conflict from decades past: wars fought between nations in which one does not conquer the other outright.
A Balkan Leader Gets the Hollywood Treatment, Starring Kevin Spacey
A director cast the beleaguered actor as Franjo Tudjman, the late Croatian leader, whom some call a patriot and others revile as an ethnonationalist zealot.
What Are War Crimes, and How Are They Prosecuted?
World leaders have vowed to hold President Vladimir V. Putin responsible for any atrocities by Russian forces. Past experience shows such cases take years to build and prosecute.
Jasmila Zbanic Is Vilified in Serbia and ‘Disobedient’ at Home
Jasmila Zbanic, who won best director for “Quo Vadis, Aida?,” insists on blaming individuals, not ethnic groups, for atrocities committed as Yugoslavia imploded, a stance that can anger all sides.