Stories about North Macedonia from April, 2008
U.K.: Macedonian Film Festival
The Macedonian Tendency shares the schedule of the Macedonian Film Festival that will take place in London next week.
Greece, Macedonia: BBC's Mark Mardell's Post and Comments
A post on the Greek-Macedonian relationship – and nearly 800 comments to it – at Mark Mardell's Euroblog (BBC).
Greece, Macedonia: Boycotts and Bans
Douglas Muir of A Fistful of Euros posts a brief update on the Greek-Macedonian relationship.
Bulgaria, Macedonia: Blog Wars Over History
The relations between Bulgaria and Macedonia are no less complex and incomprehensible than those between Greece and Macedonia, although lately the former get less media exposure than the latter. The main problem between Sofia and Skopje is, once again, history. Yavor Mihaylov reviews the opinions of Bulgarian and Macedonian bloggers.
Europe: NATO
Greater Surbiton writes about NATO's relations with Russia: “If the NATO powers lack the will to stand up to Russia, it raises the question of what precise purpose NATO serves.”...
Macedonia, Greece: Against “Radicalism”
Say: Macedonia speaks up against “radicalism” that seems to be more and more prevalent in the Greek-Macedonian relations: “I wish to condemn any violent form of ‘resolving’ the issue and...
Macedonia: Bloggers Discuss NATO Summit and Greece
Last week, the Macedonian blogosphere buzzed about Greece's obstruction of Macedonia's NATO entry. Filip Stojanovski translates a number of initial reactions.
Turkey: What if Iraq is Split?
Turkish blogger Metin asks “What's in a name?” following Greece's vetoing Macedonia's bid to enter Nato. He also asks: “What if, when the U.S. troops leave Iraq (but not its...
Southeast Europe, Russia: War, Peace, and Shared History
Veronica Khokhlova translates some Russophone bloggers' views on shared history and conflict in Southeastern Europe and the Caucasus.
Macedonia, Greece: Name Dispute and NATO
A roundup on the Macedonia-Greece name dispute: Balkan Baby writes that posters in the capital of Macedonia “featuring a customised version of the Greek flag in which the cross […]...
Central & Eastern Europe: Thoughts on Geopolitics and Identity
Greek-Macedonian name dispute inspires Amman-based Reflect Upon… to reflect on identity, geography and geopolitics.
