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Axes of conflict converge in Central and Eastern Europe. When the previous VMRO-DPMNE government of Macedonia came to power and I signed on as its economic advisor, I was asked by local journalists, with genuine amazement: “what are you doing with these villagers (seljaci)?” “Villagers” is just about the most pejorative word applied here to rivals and adversaries. In a Macedonian, the word evokes the image of uncouth, rough-hewn and yahoo usufructuaries. Transition is a messy affair even in the best of times and the 1990s in Central and Eastern European (CEE) history have been by far the worst in the last 50 or so years. Politics mirrored this age of mayhem and upheaval. It unfolded along several axes of conflict: |
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