The European Union (EU) stands as one of the most ambitious political and economic projects of the modern era. Born from the ashes of World War II, it has grown from six founding members to 27 nations, creating a single market with over 447 million citizens. Its evolution reflects both the promise of unity and…
MOLDOVA: THE WORLD’S MOST INTERESTING FOOTNOTE TRIES TO TURN THE PAGE By Our Correspondent, currently hiding from both Russian and Romanian linguists in Chișinău Somewhere between the Carpathians and the collective international yawn, Moldova has spent three decades perfecting the art of being forgotten. Sandwiched between Ukraine’s ongoing pyrotechnics and Romania’s EU-funded smugness, this sliver…
Balkans Roulette: Why the World Still Keeps One Nervous Eye on Serbia BELGRADE—Walk the length of Knez Mihailova on any given afternoon and you’ll witness the full, glorious contradiction that is modern Serbia: teenagers in Supreme hoodies filming TikToks against 19th-century facades, pensioners feeding pigeons next to a Nike store, and—if you linger long enough—some…
