Category Archives: Europe

March Madness at Notes on the Periphery!: Part 5 (full bracket)

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Andrew Wojtanik

Over the past month, Will Vogt and I have unveiled an entire “bracket,” modeled off the 68-team format used during college basketball’s final tournament, to provide a short preview of 64 “forgotten” conflicts across the world. In each “regional”—Middle East … Continue reading →

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Syria/Bosnia, Part II: Islamic Fighters

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Sara Plana

My last post in this series ended with a note about how Bosnia currently serves as mostly a “transit or recuperation” zone for Islamic extremists (see relevant ICG Report). This label does not have to be confined to the country’s post-conflict … Continue reading →

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March Madness at Notes on the Periphery!: Part 1 (Europe and the Middle East)

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Andrew Wojtanik

It’s mid-March. Those of you in the United States know what that means: it’s time for the most exciting three weeks of the year—NCAA college basketball’s final tournament. Each year, 68 college teams (annoyingly bumped up from 65 a few … Continue reading →

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Syria and Bosnia: A Series (Intro)

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Sara Plana

INTRODUCTION Some experts are just now starting to compare the magnitude of bloodshed in Syria for a little over two years now with that of Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1992-1995. But the comparison is almost always surface-level, mostly confined to commenting on the … Continue reading →

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