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southeastern europe: Why I will be voting YES in Sunday’s Greek referendum - a piece that appeared in openDemocracy
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From triglav to caucasus. Commentary on the political and cultural developments in Southeastern Europe. Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Why I will be voting YES in Sunday’s Greek referendum - a piece that appeared in openDemocracy. On 1 July 2015. The announcement of the decision of the prime minister of Greece in the early hours of last Saturday, to hold a referendum on whether Greece should accept the draft agreement of a new debt relief programme or not, took me by surprise. What was – and still is - e...
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southeastern europe: April 2013
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From triglav to caucasus. Commentary on the political and cultural developments in Southeastern Europe. Friday, April 26, 2013. IN SEARCH OF A MODEL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST: RETHINKING THE TURKISH AND NORDIC EXPERIENCES. English translation of an article originally published in. Http:/ www.sydsvenskan.se/opinion/aktuella-fragor/tala-om-modeller/. IN SEARCH OF A MODEL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST: RETHINKING THE TURKISH AND NORDIC EXPERIENCES. Spyros A. Sofos. Links to this post. Friday, April 19, 2013. First Agreemen...
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southeastern europe: October 2013
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From triglav to caucasus. Commentary on the political and cultural developments in Southeastern Europe. Wednesday, October 16, 2013. Stories from 'the time of the monsters'. Suddenly, a woman in her mid-forties, apparently in shock, rushed out of the tavern, through the terrace and clumsily run the twenty meters of sand that separated her from the sea, looking right and left, calling for help. As she drew closer I could hear that she was asking people to save 'the girl' in the tavern. Spyros A. Sofos.
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southeastern europe: July 2011
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From triglav to caucasus. Commentary on the political and cultural developments in Southeastern Europe. Wednesday, July 13, 2011. A Census like no other? After a close referendum result on independence back in 2006, Montenegro held its first post-statehood Census this spring and its statistical service started releasing the data generated earlier this week. As on Monday Monstat released. And the Bosnian Reis ul Ulema Mustafa Cerić. Ak) was cited by only 5.33%. Spyros A. Sofos. Links to this post. Of deci...
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southeastern europe: February 2015
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From triglav to caucasus. Commentary on the political and cultural developments in Southeastern Europe. Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Landscape in the Mist: SYRIZA and Greek-Macedonian relations. Spyros A. Sofos. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Turkish translation of Tormented by History out now! Spyros A. Sofos and Roza Tsagarousianou: Islam in Europe out now! Perpetually under construction . My personal website. My staff page at The Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Lund University.
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southeastern europe: February 2014
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From triglav to caucasus. Commentary on the political and cultural developments in Southeastern Europe. Friday, February 7, 2014. Cyprus: Perhaps the last chance to end the division. The Nicosia buffer zone. A wound in the midst of Cyprus. Saying that the story of Cyprus is a story of missed opportunities may be a clich. É but could not be truer today. Just as it had thought it had put behind it the early summer urban protests. Although the public statements Davuto. Lu and Turkish Cypriot officials made ...
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southeastern europe: May 2015
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From triglav to caucasus. Commentary on the political and cultural developments in Southeastern Europe. Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Kenan Evren. in lieu of an obituary. A piece in the Guardian. The Constitution he and his accomplices penned and 'approved' by a modest 92% of the electorate, eliminated the few freedoms that had survived the previous coup in 1971. The president (Evren himself) gained the right to dissolve the Assembly and enact laws by decree. Article 14 limited the freedom of individual...Altho...
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southeastern europe: October 2011
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From triglav to caucasus. Commentary on the political and cultural developments in Southeastern Europe. Thursday, October 13, 2011. News and analysis on the Greek economy. Folgen der Finanzkrise für Griechenland. Die Mauern der Bürokratie müssen fallen. Greece is smothered by its bureaucracy. Corruption and nepotism have raised a destructive wall in the midst of the country. Many young people do not have a chance. If this system is not demolished, Greece cannot be saved". The Greek church is a national c...
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southeastern europe: February 2013
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From triglav to caucasus. Commentary on the political and cultural developments in Southeastern Europe. Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Cyprus: one more chance? Are not able to convey recognizable messages to the unsuspecting observer that has not got a grounding in the politics of the island. For a solution of the Cyprus issue that followed the succession of nationalist. As president and interlocutor of the Turkish Cypriot leader. Movement for Social Democracy. The master tactician of Cypriot politics who h...
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southeastern europe: June 2013
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From triglav to caucasus. Commentary on the political and cultural developments in Southeastern Europe. Wednesday, June 19, 2013. This is a second effort to comment on the recent protest in Turkey. This 'second take' is informed by having had the opportunity to talk. Over the past couple of days. To a number of people. With diverse opinions on the situation . If one had to resort to catchwords to describe Turkish society today, the words that come to mind are post-Kemalist. Spyros A. Sofos. The demonstra...
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