Thessaloniki, Greece's dynamic second city, boasts a rich 2,300+ year history: founded in 315 BC, Roman trade hub, Byzantine powerhouse, multicultural Ottoman jewel ("Mother of Israel"), liberated in ...

The Ottoman Empire spent decades resisting modernity, then lurched into reform through coups, suspended constitutions, and the rise of the Young Turks. Their takeover centralized power, inflamed ...

The recently-passed Western Balkans Democracy and Prosperity Act shows that some US lawmakers still care about the region. But it doesn’t mean that Donald Trump is going to tell Aleksandar Vucic to be ...

Albania and Kosovo applauded the Trump administration’s military operation against Venezuela's regime and the ousting of Nicolas Maduro, while other states in the region initially remained silent or ...

This segment examines how the lessons of World War I trench fighting shaped military tactics, weapons, and psychological training for decades to come. It covers the evolution of hand-to-hand combat ...

The Western Balkans is heavily impacted by migration: nearly 25% of its citizens live abroad. To address labor shortages and emigration, countries need coordinated national policies and stronger ...