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DearReader,
In1995,uponthedeclarationoftheDaytonPeaceAccords,whichputanendtooneofthebloodiestconflictsintheformer
Yugoslavia,theBosnianWar,USPresident,BillClinton,announcedthatleadersoftheregionhadchosen“togivetheirchildrenandtheir
grandchildrenthechancetoleadanormallife”.Today,afternearly20years,thewarsareover,inmostareaspeacehassetin,and
stabilityhasbeenachieved.Andyet,inourinterviewwithBlerimReka,heechoesClinton’swordssaying:“Itisthedutyofour
generationtotellourgrandchildrenthesuccessfulstoryoftheBalkans,differentfromthebloodyBalkansonewhichweweretold
about.”
Thisandmanymoreobservationsmadebytheauthorsofthisissueof
NewEasternEurope
piecetogetheracomplexpicture
ofaregionmarredbyapainfulpastandfacingahopeful,yetfragilefuture.Bosnianwriter,MiljenkoJergovi,whileanalysingCroatia’s
entryintotheEuropeanUnion,comparesthecountriesintheregiontoabazaar,claimingthathisfellowcountrymenhave“behavedlike
utterfraudstersinthewaytheyhavesoldEuropefalsely-declaredgoods”.PolishjournalistZiemowitSzczerekdrawsattentiontothe
remainingconflict-proneareasandshowsthatbordersstillmatter–evenonacontinentthatissoproudofhavingbrokenthem.Skopje-
basedArtanSadikuandKaterinaKolozovashowtheircityasdividedtothepointofbeingschizophrenic.Otherarticlesintheissue
explorethepromisesandchallengesofSerbia’snewgovernment,theslowprocessofreconciliationinBosniaandHerzegovina,and
Yugo-nostalgia,aphenomenonoflongingfortheoldsystem.
Inaddition,philosopherandsociologistZygmuntBauman,askswhethertheideaofSolidarity,soimportantinthe20thcentury,
isrelevanttoday?Ifnot,doesthismeanthatthereisaqualitativechangeinthewaywewillcreateforeignpolicy?Thiscouldinclude,
forexample,thinkingoutsidethebox,assuggestedbyPolishpoliticianandmemberoftheEuropeanParliament,PawełKowal,when
hearguesthattheEUshouldstartworkingwithUkraine’soligarchs.
ItisalsoagreatpleasureforustoannouncethatinearlyJanuaryourmagazinewasnominatedintheEditingcategoryforthe
prestigiousEuropeanPressPrize2012,withthejuryoftheawardwritingthat:“
NewEasternEurope
quarterlyisanextremelygoodand
ambitiouspublication.Itcombinesownreportingandanalysiswiththoughtfullyselectedpiecesfromthemediaintheregionitcovers,
andoutsidecontributions.”
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