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The Rise of the Mafia State

Moisés Naím | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Corruption, Venezuela, Mafia State, Guinea-Bissau, Organized Crime, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Graft, Montenegro, Myanmar, Ahmed Wali Karzai, North Korea, World News

The assumptions that there is nothing new regarding crime and corruption and that these plagues are an inevitable part of the human experience are clouding an important change: the ascent of the mafia state, an old player that has gained renewed potency.

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WATCH: New European Ad Features Steamy Man-On-Man Makeout Session

Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Meredith Brooks Bitch, Video, Montenegro, Gay Rights, Eastern Europe Gay Rights, Eastern Europe, Gay Sports Ad, LGBT Rights, Meredith Brooks, Centre for Civic Education, Gay Sports, Eastern Europe LGBT Rights, LGBT Forum Progress, Gay Advertising, Gay Voices News

An East European lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) advocacy group hopes to reach sports fans with this new ad featuring a steamy man-on-ma...

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Balkan Countries Seek $700 Million To Tackle Refugee Problem

AP | JOVANA GEC | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Montenegro, Bosnia, Balkan, Croatia, Serbia, Balkan War, Balkan War Refugees, Refugees, Balkan Refugees, World News

BELGRADE, Serbia — Balkan countries are seeking over euro500 million ($688 million) to resolve the problems of tens of thousands of refugees sti...

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From NYT Archives: The Late Richard Holbrooke Makes The Case Against Ratko Mladic

New York Times | Richard Holbrooke | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Montenegro, Bosnia, Croatia, Balkans, Serbia, Former Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia, Ratko Mladic, Radovan Karadzic, World News

One down (sort of). Two to go. It is, of course, big news that Slobodan Milosevic, the man who started and lost four wars in the Balkans, has been ...

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Dreaming of Summer

Anthony Lassman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Capri, St. Tropez, Mediterranean, Cap Ferrat, Montenegro, Monaco, Travel, Bali, Cannes Film Festival, Safari, Amalfi-Coast, Ibiza, Aman, Travel News

As the blossom buds appear on the streets of London and we finally emerge from one of the longest, coldest, toughest winters, my thoughts turn to th...

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Soccer Player: I Was Beaten Into Breaking Contract

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nikola Nikezic Beaten, Montenegro, Nikezic Beaten Soccer, Russian Premier League, Nikola Nikezic, Soccer, Nikola Nikezic Contract, Sports News

MOSCOW — A soccer player from Montenegro who fell out of favor with his Russian club says he was beaten into terminating his contract. Nikola N...

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South Sudan Reminds Us What It Takes to Become a New Nation

Howard Steven Friedman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Confederacy, India, Montenegro, Slovakia, Civil War, Palau, United Nations, Serbia, Democracy, China, Independence, Country, Cairo, Sudan, Nauru, Czechoslovakia, North Sudan, Tuvalu, South Sudan, Czech Republic, World News

Recently created countries remind us that there are no special requirements in terms of physical size, population or economic strength in order to become an independent country.

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Four Hot Spots to Visit in 2011

Melissa Biggs Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Beirut, India, Travel, Beijing, Where to Go 2011, Fiji, Montenegro, Turkey, Morocco, Croatia, Dubai, Travel News

Even as I explore destinations and return to favorites like Turkey and Morocco, I find that my must-visit list of new spots and old favorites keeps growing.

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PHOTOS: 10 Unexpected Places To Check Out In 2011

Black Tomato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Libya, Mediterranean, Taiwan, Montenegro, Ethiopia, Caribbean, Beaches, Panama, Africa, Slidepollajax, Deep South, Mountains, Travel News

With the exciting prospect of twelve months of brand new travel possibilities ahead of us, (and with bated breath), we're bringing you our Top Ten des...

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The Youngest Nations In The World: South Sudan Could Join Today

The Huffington Post | Curtis M. Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Countries, Sudan Secession, Germany, New Nations, Serbia, Sudan Indepedence Vote, Slidepollajax, Sudan Referendum, Sudan, Montenegro, Kosovo, Unified Germany, Yugoslavia, Cold War, South Sudan, World News

With a vote for secession all but certain in the upcoming referendum, South Sudan finds itself the subject of international interest and speculation a...

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Montenegro & Other Places To Go This Summer (PHOTOS, POLL)

Melissa Biggs Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Montana, Cap Ferrat, Peru, Turkey, Montenegro, Greece, Where to Go Next, Rome, Slidepollajax, Travel News

While the rest of Mediterranean is packed, Montenegro, which only achieved independence in 2006, remains peaceful and sublimely quiet.

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Places To Visit This Decade (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Sabloff and Adam Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rio, Thailand, Belfast, Antarctica, Montenegro, Bangalore, Slidepoll, Places to Visit, Travel, Rio Olympics, Koh Kut, Holiday Destinations, Koh Kood, Chongqing, Bangalore India, Colombia, Rio De Janeiro, Arbil, Slideshow, Iraq, Copenhagen, Cuba, China, World News

Buenos Aires, Krakow, Cambodia, Croatia -- these are just a few of the places that emerged as trendy, must-visit travel destinations during the first ...

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Serbia Makes Formal Application To Join EU

guardian.co.uk | Mark Tran | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fredrik Reinfeldt, Macedonia, Serbia, Radovan Karadzic Serbia, European Union, Yugoslavia, Montenegro, Europe, Boris Tadic, World News

Serbia today formally applied for EU membership as it took another step in shedding its pariah status after the conflicts that tore apart the former Y...

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Cigarette Smuggling Gang Indicted, Europe's Biggest Operation In Years

The Montenegro Connection | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Smuggling, Montenegro, Cigarettes, Tobacco Smuggling, Foreign Affairs, Cigarette Smuggling, Italy, Mafia, Europe, Advocacy, World News

"My little cat ... I'm going crazy without you .... You have repeatedly betrayed me, I think .... Little cat, when are you coming? ... I love you, lit...

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Obama Administration Needs to Take a Stand on Cluster Bombs

Donald Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Bill Clinton, Lebanon, Montenegro, Kosovo, World, War, George W. Bush, Serbia, Obama Administration, Weapons, Laos, Barack Obama, Politics, Cluster Bombs, Cluster Munitions, Albania, Mines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Iraq, Barack Obama Administration, President Clinton, World News

Cluster munitions are particularly evil weapons. On falling to the ground, these bombs and shells separate into dozens of small bomblets, exploding on the enemy and civilians.

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Roundup of election results from Europe to Latin America

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salvador, Montenegro, El Salvador, Home News

El Salvador veered left in its presidential election on March 15. From Europe to Latin America, voters elected new leaders and governments du...

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'Pink Panther' Gang Jewel Thief Arrested: Interpol

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Pink-Panther, Pink Panther, Interpol, Pink Panther Jewel Thief, Jewel Thief, Rifat Hadziahmetovic, Cyprus, Montenegro, Rifat Hadziahmetovic Arrested, World News

PARIS — Police in Cyprus have arrested a man from Montenegro believed to belong to a gang of international jewel thieves dubbed the Pink Panther...

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