BALKAN ROUND-UP: The "Damn, it feels good to be Serbia" Edition

Serbia could possibly leapfrog the Stabilisation and Association Agreement to full bonafide EU membership, thereby setting a precedent for Balkan countries

The US voices its support for the controversial EULEX policing protocol agreement with Serbia, possibly infringing on Kosovo's ( Read more... )

Not to beat the post-racial horse or anything, but I thought this was particularly well-put.

The Guardian (.co.uk) on Obama and his silence regarding raceI imagine the same people who decried his silence as an electoral strategy will be falling back on that line with the caveat that he's gonna be trying for a second term ( Read more... )

Uh oh.

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So do I, BBC, so do I. Too bad it's not going to happen anytime soon.

But on a more somber note Yale Med student Annie Le, a Yale grad student who was to be married today has been missing for several days, and police report they've found a body but have stopped short at outright identifying it as Ms. Le. This is horrible news, ( Read more... )

A ceasefire in the war on drugs. - The Guardian (.co.uk ( Read more... )

BALKAN ROUND-UP: The Political Machinations Edition

Double the state affiliation, double the pay, right? - Croatia/Bosnia-Herzegovina

Serbia's Boris Tadic pulls an Ariel Sharon - Serbia/Bosnia-Herzegovina

And Serbia expects to give the EULEX policing protocol agreement the John Hancock treatment within the month. - Serbia/Kosovo ( Read more... )

Former Yugoslavia patches itself together - The Economist

On the other side of the coin,

The rough patches are still rough - BBC

My interest in this blog emerges from an intersection of my political economy background as well as my current position (along with much the rest of the world) in the current economic crisis. And it's been very, very satisfying reading so far, though I have quite a bit of catching up to do ( Read more... )

I'm feeling restless again. T. Needs. To. Write. SOMETHING!!!!!!!

In other news, I found this quite fascinating, given my background in political economy (merci mille fois, Professor V.!)

The Atlantic: One thing you learn rather quickly when working at the International Monetary Fund is that no one is ever very happy to see you.Re: "Gates-Gate ( Read more... )

See what a little kick in the ass can accomplish?

Talking with The Matriarch earlier this evening, it was brought to attention what exactly irked me about The Philanthropist, a show I will not hesitate to say I enjoy. In perhaps the most articulate and wise rendering, she, without even suspecting, illuminated that perspective that I think is ( Read more... )

Phone interview = success!

A Sunday meeting at a bar in New Britain will hopefully! seal the deal and I may finally have work for the next few months. I mean; the job'll decidedly kick my ass, but the learning experience is something I am looking forward to with great expectations!

And since we're talking about showbiz, the Emmy nominations have ( Read more... )