Armenia 2013: Sargsyan’s Presidential election and beyond
Amid all the uncertainties and difficulties facing Armenia, it appears to have the prospect of one certainty – that in February its current president, Serzh Sargsyan, will be elected to a second five-year term. Whether that is a good thing depends on where you stand. But currently Armenian politics is playing out in such a way that president Sargsyan will …
Bulgaria’s relations with Macedonia: Reset or reverse?
Bulgaria has underlined time and again that it wants a reset of relations with Macedonia, calling on Skopje to end …
Georgia 2013 and the vilifying of Saakashvili
If those behind a petition claimed to have a million signatures have their way, Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili will step …
Voting in 2013 Czech Republic presidential election begins on January 11
On the eve of the first day of the Czech Republic’s first direct presidential elections on January 11 2013, two …
Czechoslovakian transports of delight
One of the first major historical works into the formation of Czechoslovakia after World War 1, researched since the fall …
Film review: Les Misérables
Director Tom Hooper got most things right in The King’s Speech, including obtaining a widely lauded performance from Colin Firth, …
Film review: Anna Karenina
Going to the theatre to watch “Anna Karenina,” I was skeptical about it. I carried with me a bad impression …
Kremlin: Russia – US adoption agreement to remain valid until 2014
Russia says it will allow a bilateral adoption agreement with the United States to remain valid for the next year, …
US: Associate of Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout arrested in Australia
U.S. officials say an associate of convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has been arrested in Australia. The Drug Enforcement …
New Bulgarian prosecutor-general sworn in
Sotir Tsatsarov was sworn in as Bulgaria’s prosecutor-general on January 10. In his first media statement after officially taking office, …
Lincoln leads Oscar nominations
The Civil War film Lincoln leads Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture, while adapted screenplay sensation Life of …
