When the Euro was introduced, many analysts predicted that centralizing monetary policy over such an economically diverse area would make the common currency unsustainable. Were they right?
Coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina and thinking that Ratko Mladic's arrest was only important for peace and reconciliation in the region that suffered the most due to his crimes, the international frenzy around Mladic surprised me. Nevertheless, as much as his facing justice mattered to the public at home, it seems to have mattered greatly for the global public, as well.
Just like most of the world, Germany has had a fixed eye on the political developments in the Arab World. Embarrassing plagiarism controversies aside,...
When I visited Estonia four weeks ago, I witnessed the bittersweet, albeit largely temperate, passing of the kroon, Estonia’s national currency since 1992. As...