Natalie Sarkic-Todd / 08 Aug 2023
Remembering Fascism in Montenegro
A Family Story
Every July, Montenegro remembers its antifascist history.(...)
Balkans
Natalie Sarkic-Todd / 09 May 2023
Getting the Balkans Wrong
The Foreign Coverage Crisis
The Western Balkans are notoriously difficult to fathom. The evolving regional map of countries, borders, ethnicities and faiths is so complex that it requires more preparation to cover than other parts of Europe.(...)
Natalie Sarkic-Todd / 08 Apr 2023
Let Down by the West
Montenegro on the Edge
The Djukanović era is over. On 2 April, Montenegrins voted 59/41 in favour of his opponent, Jakov Milatović.(...)
The Battleground / 29 Oct 2021
Letter to Oana Cristina Popa and Catherine Wendt
Montenegrins Petition the European Commission
We are a representative group of concerned Montenegrin citizens – academics, activists, journalists and intellectuals of all genders. We do not represent any single political party or civic group in Montenegro, but we support and defend Montenegro’s status as a secular, multi-ethnic and anti-fascist society, which we believe is being threatened and even dismantled by the current government.(...)
Paul Simon / 25 Oct 2019
The Dutch Rehearsal
Russia and the Ukraine Referendum
When EU leaders declined to start the accession process for North Macedonia and Albania, it was French President Emmanuel Macron who was singled out as the spoiler. (...)