Climate and Energy in Southeast Asia Published: 5 January 2022 Dossier This dossier explores climate and energy issues in Thailand and Southeast Asia. It contains analyses, features, research, and other multimedia materials from regional experts, academics, journalists, and our partners.
Decarbonization, the Southeast Asian Way Published: 29 September 2021 Background No Single Pathway. Southeast Asian countries’ targets and wish lists toward carbon neutrality are like individual recipes that use different ingredients in various ways, to produce the same dish (hopefully). By Johanna Son
Merkel’s Balkan legacy? Time to move forward Published: 13 September 2021 Comment Looking back at 16 years of Angela Merkel's Balkan policy, there were ups and downs, but the objective of eventually bringing Serbia closer to the EU has failed. It is now high time for a fresh, new start to Germany‘s relationship to the key enabler or blocker of a European future for the region - Serbia. By Simon Ilse
Yugoslavia's 1968 Published: 23 July 2018 Conference Report Una Hajdari summarises the events around the year 1968 in Yugoslavia on the occasion of the 7th European History Forum. By Una Hajdari
1968 as Discomfort and Inspiration Published: 23 July 2018 The year 1968 brought discomfort as well as inspiration to Yugoslavia. It was difficult to face something as ambivalent. By Vladimir Simović
7th European History Forum at Heinrich Böll Foundation Published: 19 July 2018 Conference Report The 7th European History Forum took place in May 2018 at the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Berlin. Speakers and guests from Germany, Eastern and Southeastern European countries discussed likenesses and differences according their respective historical classification of the events of the year 1968. By Olga Lebedeva
Yet another historic election in Montenegro – changes still pending Published: 27 October 2016 Montenegro has exited its latest regular election cycle in a state of emergency of sorts, with many questions that will continue to divide its society, deepen the existing political crisis and burden the challenging reforms induced by the process of the state’s democratization and Europeanization. By Daliborka Uljarević
The situation of the LGBTI community in the South Caucasus Published: 18 July 2013 2012 was a special year in terms of publicity of LGBTI community and LGBTI movement in all three South Caucasian countries. Several important steps have been made towards raising acute issues about sexual identity, differences/diversity and social constructs in Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia. By Nino Lejava
Clinton Misses Another Opportunity to Arrest Bosnia’s Downward Spiral Published: 21 November 2012 It was the second visit of Hillary Clinton in Bosnia and Herzegovina without any positive outcome. Unfortunately, the situation will surely deteriorate further and chances for helping the country to become a really functioning and democratic state will grow smaller By Kurt Bassuener
The Way Forward: Will Suu Kyi’s Release Open up Democratic Space? Published: 7 January 2011 The release of 65-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner and Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from detention overjoyed most of the Burmese people inside and outside Burma. She is freed unconditionally, but it still remains unclear about the expectation of the government over her role in Burma politics. By Salai Nyein Chan
