Frank ElbersDeath in BucharestOn Friday June 19, 2020, a high-ranking Iranian mullah was found dead in a hotel in Bucharest. That morning, Gholamreza Mansouri, 52, had…8 min read·Jul 26, 2020----
Frank Elbers“Trianon” a politician’s game, also in RomaniaOne hundred years after Transylvania was added to Romanian territory, the memory of “Trianon” is still very much alive in Romania. Since…6 min read·Jun 21, 2020----
Frank ElbersWomen to rule a district of Istanbul for first time in historyISTANBUL — Largely gone unnoticed during the contested mayoral election in Istanbul, for the first time in Turkish history, female…2 min read·May 1, 2019----
Frank ElbersThe European Commission Declared the Refugee Crisis Over, But Is It?The European refugee crisis is officially over. That was the message of the European Commission when it presented its annual progress…3 min read·Mar 21, 2019----
Frank ElbersAn Interview with Eloy Domínguez Serén, Director of the Documentary “Hamada”Eloy Domínguez Serén is the director of the documentary film “Hamada”, about the daily life of three young Sahrawis in the refugee camps…7 min read·Mar 1, 2019----
Frank ElbersAfter Elections, Moldova Is Still Caught Between EU and RussiaFollowing Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Moldova, no party secured a majority, which may mean the former Soviet republic remains…2 min read·Feb 27, 2019----
Frank ElbersOf Sex and Socialism‘Sex at last!’ was the headline of an article in the German weekly Die Zeit about the opening of the first sex shop in Leipzig, East…3 min read·Feb 15, 2019----
Frank ElbersWill Qatar Become a Football Nation After Winning the Asian Cup?The stunning defeat of Japan by the Qatari national men’s team in the Asian Cup finaltook the world of football by surprise. After…3 min read·Feb 6, 2019--1--1
Frank ElbersDiferența de gen în RomâniaAnul 2018 s-a încheiat cu o veste bună: în România, diferența de gen continuă să scadă. Potrivit unor cifre recente date publicității de…5 min read·Jan 31, 2019----
Frank ElbersUkraine Battles It Out Over Judges For Its New Anti-Corruption CourtOn January 9, a coalition of anti-corruption NGOs in Ukraine rejected almost half of the 113 candidates for the country’s new High…2 min read·Jan 16, 2019----