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Happy to share that our book is finally making it out into the world. Grateful and humbled to have been able to contribute with a chapter on trans lives in Kosovo. Order & share the book from the link below:
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Happy to be a part of this book, in which @BrkovicCarna and me wrote a chapter on narratives about trans people in Montenegro! Also, very happy that picture of Spektra’s performance “Masks” is on the frontline of this very important book!
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i love anne carson and i love poetry and i love how this made all the awful people have a meltdown
A poem by Anne Carson, who was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. Read it in full: newyorker.com/magazine/2001/…
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This one goes out to all of the tumblr kids reblogging that “I’ll take care of you / it’s rotten work / not to me, not if it’s you” exchange from her Euripides translation
BREAKING NEWS
The 2026 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the Canadian author Anne Carson, “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.”
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Readings, literary panels, talks & more, this year at prizrensalon.org/. Share and come if you can.
@TobiasvRyan @laurenoyler @benlibman, Ena Selimovič @tangykat, Panagiotis Kehagias, Ryan Ruby, @LuraLim
I often notice people's eyes glaze over when we talk about enlargement momentum, which is exactly why we need some real shifts.
More on this in the kick-off episode of Include podcast
🎙️ New podcast launch!
How can Europe make EU enlargement a concrete and credible process?
Istituto Affari Internazionali launches InCLUDE, a new podcast supported by @OpenSocietyWB, exploring the political and policy debates around EU enlargement.
Hosted by Dušan Reljić and developed together with @bonomimat, the series builds on the #InCLUDE initiative, bridging research insights and policy discussions.
🎧 Episode 1 now available: “The Theory of Change: What Method can bring the Western Balkans into the EU?”
Featuring @LuraLim (Open Society Foundations Western Balkans), the episode examines the political momentum, reform pathways and strategic choices needed to turn enlargement into a realistic objective.
🔗 Listen to Episode 1: iai.it/en/node/22035
"There was, however, a frustrating aspect to these conversations, and to pretty much everything I read about AI. People seemed convinced it was going to be a huge deal. But they were short on details. It was easier to feel the heat than to see the fire."
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Great last panel on Ignita Forum. @LuraLim: Civil society keeps democracy alive — and leaders accountable. #Prizren @OpenSocietyWB
See you next week in Prizren!
🏁Closing Session of #IgnitaForum: The Edge of Integration: ➡️ we shift the focus from #WesternBalkans' aspirations to #EU responsibility.
⚒️ Moderator: @Nafisa_Latic (Journalist)
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𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲 | October 8–10, 2025 | 𝘐𝘛𝘗 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘳𝘦𝘯
A new regional platform that will bring together policymakers, civil society, researchers, and young people in one space to contribute to the European future of the Western Balkans.
“𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗴𝗲”, is about reclaiming our voice, showcasing fresh ideas, and turning challenges into momentum for change.
In Prizren, the #IgnitaForum will set the stage for bold conversations, inspiring research, and a shared commitment to move beyond inertia, toward a European future that delivers. 🇪🇺
Learn more of Ignita Forum here: lnkd.in/dNMZMf8V
#StayTuned #Ignita2025 #OnTheEdge #WesternBalkans #OSFWB #EUIntegrationLearn more of Ignita Forum here: lnkd.in/dNMZMf8V
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For #WesternBalkans, the #greentransition is a strategic priority & a shared opportunity. 🍃
At #CSF2025 in Podgorica, part of the #BerlinProcess, our Team Lead @LuraLim said environmental protection & #decarbonisation must go beyond #EU compliance.
“This is about shaping a fairer, more sustainable region. The energy transition must be rooted in people’s aspirations, guided by fairness & enabled by transparent governance.”
The discussion pointed to the challenges ahead: heavy reliance on coal, biodiversity loss, climate-driven disasters, energy poverty. It also highlighted clear opportunities for #regionalcooperation, renewable energy & #justtransition.
@BritishCouncil @RERI_Serbia
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“Palestinians are being intentionally starved to death. Although signs of the coming horrors were clear within months of the war’s onset, many governments averted their eyes. Now, they are failing in their duty to prevent and stop a genocide.” project-syndicate.org/commen…
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The “humanitarian city” that Israel’s defense minister has proposed building on the ruins of Rafah would be a "concentration camp," and forcing Palestinians inside would be "ethnic cleansing," says Israel’s former prime minister Ehud Olmert.
theguardian.com/world/2025/j…
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Review: Two new books, “The Einstein of Sex” and “The Intermediaries,” argue for the largely forgotten importance of Magnus Hirschfeld, a German doctor who was a pioneer of gay and trans medicine before the Nazis took power.
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Are you a woman saving up on menstrual products? Trying to make them last longer than prescribed, or using reusable products? Tell us your story. 👇
balkaninsight.com/2025/05/15…
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“I feel a troubling kind of opacity in my brain lately—as if reality were becoming illegible, as if language were a vessel with holes in the bottom and meaning was leaking all over the floor.” @jiatolentino writes about how the internet broke her brain. nyer.cm/Ovegexl
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Last week @InstitutiD4D hosted @Carnegie_Europe, @dgapev, @DelorsInstitute and @Clingendaelorg for a 3-day study trip to Kosovo. For more: rb.gy/bwaj6h
Barbara Halla on Tirana's commodification and transformation into an 'inorganic city'.
"An inorganic city is an exceedingly privatized one, as the focus is less about making a city livable, as much as commodifying every experience."
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This morning, Turkish authorities ordered the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and about 100 others, including journalists.
At the same time, the country blocked access to X, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and other social media networks.
⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show #Turkey has restricted access to multiple social media platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok; the incident comes as Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu and dozens of others are detained in events described by the opposition as a "coup"
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The German Neo-Nazi party that JD Vance embraced complained that Germans were “the only people in the world who’ve planted a monument of shame at the heart of their capital” — the Holocaust memorial — and that they need “a 180-degree turnaround.”
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RT @OpenSocietyWB: The claims that the Open Society Foundations, founded by George Soros, receive funding from USAID or direct the funding…
Trump once shunned Project 2025 as ‘ridiculous.’ Now he's staffing up with them. politi.co/48Yga57 via @politico
