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Vol 2, No 23
12 June 2000
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A Year of Failure A Year of Failure
Borce Gjorgjievski
Millions of dollars have gone into the KFOR and UNMIK missions in Kosovo, yet nobody seems happy with them. How the hell did they get into this mess?

The School Sadists The School Sadists
Jindřich Ginter
The horrors of bullying go largely unacknowledged.
Lepo SumeraThe Torchbearer Dies
Mel Huang
Estonia is in shock at the death of Lepo Sumera, the composer who tried to entwine hope and hopelessness.
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Rebellious Civil Society
Grzegorz Ekiert and Jan Kubik
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The authors of this study focus on the vital relationship between protest and democracy in Poland.

After the Rain
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...jak Češi jednají
Jan Čulík on Czech public debate in the new Europe.

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Apathy and Confusion
Catherine Lovatt
The opposition PDSR has taken advantage of a low turnout in the Romanian local elections.

Testing Hungarian Patience
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
The recent joint EU-Hungary resolution was upbeat, but fine words are no longer enough as Hungary demands an accession timetable.

The False Maps of Maskirovka
Sam Vaknin
Central Europe may now have accurate street maps, but the dissemination of misinformation continues.

Media Demythtified, Part II
Darja Zajícová
The origins of the blurred line between personal and political sympathies and objective reporting in the Czech media.

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The Union of Death
Sam Vaknin et al
An Albanian journalist bemoans shoddy Western journalism in reporting the region.

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