It is time the West offered robust support to the Istanbul-based Patriarchate – now being squeezed by Ankara and Moscow, both of which see it as a threat to their illiberal projects. The Ecumenical Patriarch and Archbishop of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, is the spiritual leader of some 300 million Orthodox …

The big powers have long understood the need to unite scientific know-how with diplomacy both to deal with common problems and raise their international profiles – when will the Balkan states do likewise? “To remain relevant and competitive, we need to engage more in science diplomacy and global scientific collaboration,” …

Kosovo Albanians from the villages of Qirez/Cirez and Likoshan/Likosane recall how their relatives were murdered 23 years ago in attacks by Serbian forces that galvanised support for armed resistance to the Yugoslav regime. At Sheremet Sejdiu’s home in the village of Qirez/Cirez, there is a black marble plaque commemorating his …