Macedonia

Pres. Obama: Time for Washington to Do Less Abroad

Doug Bandow | Posted 10.23.2009 | World


Doug Bandow

The world has turned out to be a lot less malleable and willing to adjust to American preferences than the president may have thought before taking office.

Discovering Greece: Thessaloniki is Cooler Than You

Ilana Teitelbaum | Posted 08.14.2009 | World


Ilana Teitelbaum

Thessaloniki is far from the classic tourist fantasy of Greece: there are no nearby islands, and Delphi and Athens are far away. But it is the country's cultural capital and the epitome of cool.

Macedonian Election Winner Pledges End to Name Dispute With Greece

VOA News | Stefan Bos | Posted 05.07.2009 | World


The man who has won Macedonia's presidential elections has pledged to solve a dispute with Greece over his country's name, which has delayed its entry...

CIA Secret Rendition Policy Backed by Human Rights Groups?

Tom Hayden | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics


Tom Hayden

If the Justice Department wants to defend renditions as constitutional on "national security" grounds, human rights groups should meet them in court and seek a better outcome.

Macedonians Plant Six Million Trees In Single Day

Reuters | Kole Casule | Posted 12.20.2008 | Green


Thousands of Macedonians took to the hills and forests on Wednesday to plant six million trees in a single day as part of a mass reforestation drive i...