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Vol 3, No 13
Spring Break Issue
2-22 April 2001
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CER will be taking a spring break for two weeks but will return with a new issue on 23 April. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy this action-packed issue.
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Slobo! We will never give you up! Behind Bars!

"Slobo! We will never give you up!"
Catherine Lovatt
News of the alleged arrest of Slobodan Milošević brings out his faithful supporters.

The Vanishing Convict
Sam Vaknin
What if Milošević conveniently passed away?

A Game of Wait and See
Susan Abbott
Pondering the next move, the United States watches to see if Milošević will be extradited to The Hague.
Take the Ball and Run!
Brian J Požun
The attempted arrest of Slobodan Milošević in Belgrade offers Slovene Foreign Minister Dimitri Rupel the chance to plug Slovenia's membership to NATO.
Polish writer Stanislaw Lem Science or Fiction
The latest from Polish writer Stanisław Lem.
A Challenging
New World

Stanisław Lem
An extract from Stanisław Lem's new book, Okamgnienie.
Peering into the Future
Reviewed by Peter Swirski
Stanisław Lem's new essay collection explores tomorrow's technology.
Roma Culture in Hungary
"Gypsy" culture is almost synonymous with Hungarian culture. Yet, Hungarian Roma have suffered continual discrimination. How does this contradiction arise?
Roma Culture in Hungary
Chasms of Perdition
Dan Damon
How Ferenc Liszt tried to tame the divine essence of the Romani soul.

Committed to the Future
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
Actor Oszkár Nyári on the promising future of Romani theatre in Hungary.

The Key to the "Question"
Rhoda Dullea
Romani music, Hungarian nationalism and the emergence of a "Roma problem" in Hungarian thought.

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Sow and ReapSow and Reap
Štěpán Kotrba
The Czech Social Democrats have been a success. Why is it the public can't stand them?

Slovenia: Shedding the Balkan SkinSlovenia's Success
Brian J Požun
How Slovenia went from the brink of war to star student of the EU in just a few short years.

Greasing the WheelsGreasing the Wheels
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
The bribes, the theft, the orgies... Hungary's incredible oil scandal fully explained.

Memory and ForgettingMemory and Forgetting
Martin D Brown
Historical amnesia and post-Cold War attitudes in the Czech Republic. FREE ebook for CER eBookclub members.

After the RainAfter the Rain
Sam Vaknin
Was transition for naught? Sam Vaknin studies the culture shock and the quagmire that transition has become.

The Celluloid Tinderbox
Andrew James Horton (ed)
An explosive decade of Yugo film. FREE!

The Failure of a New History
Andrew Stroehlein
Tense Czecho-German relations. FREE!

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Hot spots
The Balkans Heat Up

The Third Balkan War
Sam Vaknin
Macedonia is just a distraction. The real third Balkan war is about to break out in Bosnia.

Is this Déjà Vu?
Omer Fisher
A brief commentary on Montenegro and its path towards independence.

Staggering from Crisis to Crisis
Magarditsch Hatschikjan
European policy towards the Balkans is caught between Realpolitik judgements and missionary views.

Before It Swings Back Again
Heather Field
Will the perceived swing in the pendulum of power lead ethnic Albanians to "go for broke" in Macedonia?

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Reshufflings on the Right
Wojtek Kość
Four years ago, AWS promised a change in Polish politics. So, what happened?

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Press reviews
The outside media looking into the region:

Britain: Big in Albania
Oliver Craske
The Balkans is a place where Norman Wisdom is still a superstar and where Britain's Europe minister has never been.

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