You won't fool Russia again
Ottawa Citizen
Russia still has large assets in Syria but what is driving both Russia and China hardest is an overwhelming need not to legitimize the use of international instruments (forcibly or otherwise) to effect regime change. Russia's, or at least Vladimir …

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Serbia Seen Lowering Benchmark Interest Rate 8th Time Since June
BusinessWeek
The International Monetary Fund is expected to lower its 1.5 percent growth forecast for Serbia as the debt crisis weakens demand for the Balkan nation's exports and weighs on capital inflows. So far, the inflationary effect of the weakening dinar …

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Vlada Tomova
RootsWorld
Tomova is presently based in New York City and Balkan Tales was recorded there, but the tales she's telling in song reach far and wide. Flamenco and other Andalusian influences are readily apparent on the opening pair “Momche” and “Dimianinka” as …

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Concert review: Beirut, The Powerstation
New Zealand Herald
Nantes, off second album The Flying Club Cup, gets a big brassy Balkan pop overhaul, and sunny anthem Santa Fe (about Condon's hometown) off latest album The Rip Tide, is the sing-along highlight of the night. Well, that, and the stomping tuba solo …

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Georgia and NATO integration
Democracy & Freedom Watch
Although, the issue of NATO enlargement was not even on the agenda of the Ministerial Meeting, several important new aspects were raised regarding to Georgia, namely: – It was the first occasion when Georgia was mentioned together with the Balkan…

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