former Yugoslavia
My Father Died in a Genocide. The First Time I Saw Him Was on YouTube
When his family escaped Bosnia 25 years ago, Dženan was too young to have any memories of his dad.
The City Where Each Side Completely Ignores the Other
In Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbs and Albanians live right next to each other, but never mingle.
Exploring Yugoslavia’s Mysterious Abandoned Brutalist Monuments
Serbian photographer Jovana Mladenovic photographs forgotten post-World War II sculptures.
Photos of Sarajevo's Scars
In 1992, the Bosnian capital came under siege – an assault that lasted 1,425 days.
Back When Serbians Were the World's Poorest Billionaires
At the peak of Yugoslavia's hyperinflation, 500,000,000 dinar would have bought you a loaf of bread.
When the Government Took My Grandmother's Home Away
One night in 1951, Romanian soldiers woke up my grandmother and put her on a train to a barren plain on the other side of her country.
The Croatian Philosopher Set on Creating New Worlds
A conversation with the 32-year-old Croatian activist and philosopher.
Serb Nationalist Leader Vojislav Seselj Is Acquitted of Balkan War Crimes
Seselj was accused of setting up paramilitary units responsible for ethnic cleansing that killed thousands of people and drove tens of thousands of Muslims and Croats from their homes.
Convicted War Criminal Radovan Karadzic Is a Hero in This Belgrade Bar
The mysterious bearded man who showed up regularly at the Crazy House was wanted for genocide. His drinking buddies say they had no idea — but if they'd known, they would have helped him.
Court Finds Former Serb Leader Karadzic Guilty of Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes against Humanity
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was sentenced to 40 years in jail by UN judges who found him guilty of genocide for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre and of nine other war crimes charges.
Inside the Former Yugoslavian President's Lavish New Year Parties
Josip Broz Tito, the post-WWII leader of former Yugoslavia, didn't let communist purse-tightening keep him from getting down and dirty on New Year's.
While Welcoming Some Refugees, Germany Is Also Expelling Migrants Back to the Balkans
Germany is expecting to receive more than 800,000 migrants in 2015. Unlike refugees from Syria or Iraq, however, people from the Balkans might not last in the European Union for long.