The International Language of Horror
Steven Jay Schneider
Slasher flick Mute Witness took on new levels of horror when the director moved the action to Moscow.
Second-class Citizens (part 2)
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
CER speaks with József Krasznai, leader of the Zámoly Roma, who has filed a case against Hungary at the European Court of Human Rights and sparked off a major controversy both at home and abroad.
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Memory and Forgetting
Martin D Brown
Historical amnesia and post-Cold War attitudes in the Czech Republic. FREE ebook for CER eBookclub members.
Out of Time
Dejan Anastasijević (ed)
An in-depth look at Milošević's opponents. This FREE ebook is produced by IWPR and CER.
Greasing the Wheels
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
The bribes, the theft, the orgies... Hungary's incredible oil scandal fully explained.
The Celluloid Tinderbox
Andrew James Horton (ed)
An explosive decade of Yugo film. FREE!
After the Rain
Sam Vaknin
Has "transition" all been for nought?
The Failure of a New History
Andrew Stroehlein
Tense Czecho-German relations. FREE!
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Pariah Pals
Yuri Svirko
Belarusian president Aliaksandar Lukašenka travels to Libya in search of potential investors.
Between In and Out
Marius Dragomir
Romania's upcoming elections pose a real danger to democratic reforms.
Inching towards Independence
Catherine Lovatt
As Ibrahim Rugova secures election victory, the once unthinkable idea of Kosovan independence now seems feasible—even in the West.
A Long Wake
Jan Čulík
The aftermath of the anti-IMF demonstrations continues to be felt in Prague. It's a slow sobering-up process.
Germany Says Welcome, but for How Long?
John Hooper
From our partner, The Guardian: Germany's "green card" scheme aims to bring in much-needed hi-tech workers from the developing world. But are Germans ready?
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The Second October Revolution
Sam Vaknin
The updated second edition of Aleksandar Pavković's The Fragmentation of Yugoslavia goes far beyond the "partial framework" it modestly claims to be.
The outside media looking into the region:
Great Britain: Trial Balloons and Cocaine on Toilets
Oliver Craske
The British press wonders whether drugs are affecting policy in Germany and examines America's policy toward the Balkans?
Germany: Fear of Farming
Andrea Mrozek
Could agriculture and nuclear power be factors in keeping applicant countries out of the European Union?
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