by Katrina Papouskaya | Jul 13, 2026 | Balkans, Faculty, News, Read, Uncategorized
Albania has entered its second month of civic demonstrations, now widely known in the media as the “Flamingo Revolution.” The protests are among the largest in recent decades. They began over environmental concerns but have since evolved into a broader movement...
by Katrina Papouskaya | Jul 8, 2026 | Faculty, News, Read
Matthew Murray has been appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board of Energoatom, the state-owned Ukrainian nuclear energy company responsible for operating the country’s nuclear power plants and generating more than half of its electricity. At Energoatom, his...
by Katrina Papouskaya | Jul 6, 2026 | Faculty, News, Read, Russia
Kimberly Marten published an article, “Could European Business Norms Have Led to the Greening of Russia? The Example of Nornickel” in Europe-Asia Studies. She argues that even highly polluting companies in Russia have changed their policies in response to...
by Katrina Papouskaya | Jun 15, 2026 | Awards, News, Read
Congratulations to Columbia’s 2010 Human Rights Advocate Siarhei Antusevich (HRAP, 2010), who received the George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award on behalf of the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Unions (BKDP), of which he is Deputy Chair. The...
by Katrina Papouskaya | Jun 10, 2026 | Alumni, Balkans, ECEC, News, Read
Suzana Vuljevic (GSAS, Ph.D. History and Comp. Lit. ’20) published an essay, “The Language of Power: How Ibrahim Rugova’s Literary Training Shaped His Political Philosophy,” in New Lines Magazine (June 5, 2026). The essay marks the 20th anniversary...
