Quick Read: Why Does Bosnia Exist?
A summary of the uneasy alliance of Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats that makes up the modern state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Read moreCategory Archives: Europe
Reparations for genocide? How Germany made amends with Israel
In 1945, Germany was at the end of a process which caused the death of six million Jews. Just 20 years later, West Germany and Israel established formal diplomatic relations.
How did Germany make up for its crimes, and what did it mean for Israeli society?
Read moreWhat’s the deal with Armenia and Azerbaijan?
Every now and then geopolitics has the tendency to show up uninvited in our every day lives. Whether that’s through South Park commenting on China’s relationship with western culture, or a Dreamworks movie getting pulled from cinemas over a South East Asian territorial dispute, sometimes there just isn’t any avoiding it. This was perhaps most poetically demonstrated earlier this month,
Read moreFrontline Gibraltar: The Evacuation of the Rock
Gibraltar is a thriving British Overseas Territory, situated at the gateway to the Mediterranean. The local population is a multicultural blend of Maltese, British, Moroccan, Genoese, Jewish and Spanish cultures who can be heard speaking a distinctive Anglo-Spanish dialect known as Llanito. Gibraltar enjoys one of the lowest rates of unemployment in the world, with the local economy supported by
Read more
The World Unreported 