Regions / Europe and Central Asia

  • The City and the City

    Commentary

    By John Feffer, 10 hours ago

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    Central Europe has become an Apartheid region where Roma and non-Roma inhabit increasingly separate and decidedly unequal worlds.

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  • Turkey Brings Refugees Out of the Shadows

    Commentary

    By Zaid Hydari, May 6, 2013

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    Turkey is in the process of normalizing its asylum procedures and providing legal assistance for refugees seeking safety within its borders.

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  • Explaining the Cyprus Shakedown

    Commentary

    By Bryan Cenko, April 25, 2013

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    Despite Cyprus' small size, the implications of its bailout deal deal could have serious consequences for the eurozone.

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  • A Legacy of Rogues in Afghanistan

    Commentary

    By Jennifer Norris, April 16, 2013

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    Afghan militias created by the United States have been accused of committing serious human rights abuses against local populations.

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  • The Secret History of Yugoslavia

    Commentary / FPIF Picks Department

    By John Feffer, April 5, 2013

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    How Slobodan Milosevic quietly stoked sectarian bloodshed even as he wrapped himself in the Yugoslavian flag.

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  • The Great Afghan Corruption Scam

    Commentary

    By Dilip Hiro, April 2, 2013

    The U.S. flooded Afghanistan with military and aid funds, while expediently skipping any process of oversight, and so turned Operation Enduring Freedom into Operation Enduring Corruption.

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  • Revisiting the Velvet Divorce

    Commentary

    By John Feffer, March 13, 2013

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    Czechoslovakia, though it no longer exists, remains a symbol of courageous resistance and sensible conflict resolution

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