http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver I live in Rumeli Hisari. It is from here, the very edge of the European landmass, that I observe the world. Some of these observations I will share on this blog as a Open Society Fellow. Sat, 11 May 2013 12:14:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2013/05/11/the-eu-and-the-upcoming-albanian-elections-interview/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2013/05/11/the-eu-and-the-upcoming-albanian-elections-interview/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 12:14:05 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1586 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2013/05/11/the-eu-and-the-upcoming-albanian-elections-interview/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2013/04/01/oped-in-koha-ditore-one-decade-has-been-lost-what-about-the-next-one/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2013/04/01/oped-in-koha-ditore-one-decade-has-been-lost-what-about-the-next-one/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:35:03 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1570 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2013/04/01/oped-in-koha-ditore-one-decade-has-been-lost-what-about-the-next-one/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2013/03/28/gripping-debate-among-uk-tories-on-human-rights-and-the-echr-excerpts/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2013/03/28/gripping-debate-among-uk-tories-on-human-rights-and-the-echr-excerpts/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:59:12 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1559 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2013/03/28/gripping-debate-among-uk-tories-on-human-rights-and-the-echr-excerpts/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2013/02/26/les-miserables-in-azerbaijan/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2013/02/26/les-miserables-in-azerbaijan/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:33:32 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1537 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2013/02/26/les-miserables-in-azerbaijan/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2013/02/16/stagnation-in-bosnia-and-herzeovina-why-the-ball-is-in-bosnias-court/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2013/02/16/stagnation-in-bosnia-and-herzeovina-why-the-ball-is-in-bosnias-court/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 14:31:13 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1526 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2013/02/16/stagnation-in-bosnia-and-herzeovina-why-the-ball-is-in-bosnias-court/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2013/01/02/newest-esi-report-on-saving-visa-free-travel-published-today-online-soon/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2013/01/02/newest-esi-report-on-saving-visa-free-travel-published-today-online-soon/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:31:05 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1517 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2013/01/02/newest-esi-report-on-saving-visa-free-travel-published-today-online-soon/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/12/13/macedonia-and-the-eu-council-conclusions-a-small-but-important-step-forward/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/12/13/macedonia-and-the-eu-council-conclusions-a-small-but-important-step-forward/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:04:14 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1507 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/12/13/macedonia-and-the-eu-council-conclusions-a-small-but-important-step-forward/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/11/30/skopje-and-athens-can-a-version-of-the-esi-proposal-work/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/11/30/skopje-and-athens-can-a-version-of-the-esi-proposal-work/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:13:59 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1498 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/11/30/skopje-and-athens-can-a-version-of-the-esi-proposal-work/feed/ 7 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/11/16/can-intervention-work-excerpts-from-the-introduction/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/11/16/can-intervention-work-excerpts-from-the-introduction/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:53:58 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1481 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/11/16/can-intervention-work-excerpts-from-the-introduction/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/11/10/an-exchange-between-esi-and-gotovinas-lawyer-who-is-distorting-facts/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/11/10/an-exchange-between-esi-and-gotovinas-lawyer-who-is-distorting-facts/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 10:05:10 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1460 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/11/10/an-exchange-between-esi-and-gotovinas-lawyer-who-is-distorting-facts/feed/ 2 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/10/19/why-croatias-eu-accession-will-not-weaken-the-eu-in-english/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/10/19/why-croatias-eu-accession-will-not-weaken-the-eu-in-english/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:42:29 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1447 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/10/19/why-croatias-eu-accession-will-not-weaken-the-eu-in-english/feed/ 2 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/10/19/why-croatias-accession-will-strengthen-the-eu-in-german/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/10/19/why-croatias-accession-will-strengthen-the-eu-in-german/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:40:26 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1438 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/10/19/why-croatias-accession-will-strengthen-the-eu-in-german/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/04/26/op-ed-in-suddeutsche-zeitung-on-visa-free-travel-for-turkey-ein-fahrplan-fur-die-reisefreiheit/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/04/26/op-ed-in-suddeutsche-zeitung-on-visa-free-travel-for-turkey-ein-fahrplan-fur-die-reisefreiheit/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:00:44 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1418 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/04/26/op-ed-in-suddeutsche-zeitung-on-visa-free-travel-for-turkey-ein-fahrplan-fur-die-reisefreiheit/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/04/07/the-balkan-employment-catastrophy-an-joint-appeal-with-kori-udovicki/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/04/07/the-balkan-employment-catastrophy-an-joint-appeal-with-kori-udovicki/#comments Sat, 07 Apr 2012 02:59:23 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1391 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2012/04/07/the-balkan-employment-catastrophy-an-joint-appeal-with-kori-udovicki/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2011/10/12/land-borders-in-europe-a-dramatic-story-in-three-acts/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2011/10/12/land-borders-in-europe-a-dramatic-story-in-three-acts/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:06:13 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1319 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2011/10/12/land-borders-in-europe-a-dramatic-story-in-three-acts/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2011/09/23/a-european-call-for-recognition-of-a-palestinian-state/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2011/09/23/a-european-call-for-recognition-of-a-palestinian-state/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:23:18 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1316 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2011/09/23/a-european-call-for-recognition-of-a-palestinian-state/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2011/01/12/is-the-deep-state-still-smiling-malatya-background-info/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2011/01/12/is-the-deep-state-still-smiling-malatya-background-info/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:03:56 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1290 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2011/01/12/is-the-deep-state-still-smiling-malatya-background-info/feed/ 0 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2010/12/15/europe-in-decline-sit-back-and-enjoy-but-not-too-much/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2010/12/15/europe-in-decline-sit-back-and-enjoy-but-not-too-much/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:28:54 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1265 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2010/12/15/europe-in-decline-sit-back-and-enjoy-but-not-too-much/feed/ 1 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2010/12/12/amexica-and-other-reflections-on-border-wars/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2010/12/12/amexica-and-other-reflections-on-border-wars/#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:20:03 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1210 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2010/12/12/amexica-and-other-reflections-on-border-wars/feed/ 1 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2010/12/04/multikulti-and-the-future-of-turkish-balkan-policy/ http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2010/12/04/multikulti-and-the-future-of-turkish-balkan-policy/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 22:24:08 +0000 Gerald http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/?p=1157 http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2010/12/04/multikulti-and-the-future-of-turkish-balkan-policy/feed/ 2