Balkan Insider is dedicated to providing our readers succinct English language news you can use from the most fascinating corner of Europe.
We’re not an advocacy organization.
We’re not here to confirm biases or challenge beliefs.
We are here, however, to introduce you to new ideas, information and individuals from a region we love.
Balkan Insider delivers a Monday to Thursday email called the Balkan Blast. In a region where history often overshadows the present, Balkan Blast provides a quick overview of what is buzzing in the halls of government and board room tables in each capital city.
Whether you are on the DC Metro or tramvaj or in a taxi en route to the UN, our goal is that you start your day with a clean and pleasant reading experience, regardless of the viewing device.
The Balkans produce more history than they can consume. – Winston Churchill
In a rapidly changing Europe, history is being produced in the Balkans.
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Publisher
Ari Mittleman, originally from Pennsylvania, currently resides in outside Washington, DC in Maryland. He has lived and worked in Osijek, Croatia and Budva, Montenegro. He is committed to deepening commercial and cultural ties between the United States and the region. Recently, he has been published in the Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and Natural Gas World. Paragliding in Slovenia or cliff diving in Montenegro are top on his list of favorites in the region. Ari is conversant in Croatian and Hebrew.
Editor
Ryan Scherba, originally from New Jersey and currently resides in Virginia, completed undergrad with a BA in International Affairs and German Language, Literature and Culture from Marquette University. He taught English in Russia for three years before joining the Peace Corps. He had a desire to return to the Balkans after his first backpacking trip there and the Peace Corps offered him this opportunity in Kosovo. He served in a Serbian village in southeast Kosovo, where he honed his skills as a master Turkish coffee and rakija maker. He was ecstatic to eat true ćevapi, pljeskavica, and šopska salata again. Ryan’s favorite places in the former Yugoslavia are Belgrade, Sarajevo and the village he served in, Klokot. His hobbies include sports, politics, and traveling. He speaks Serbian, Albanian, German, and Russian.
