List of author's articles, page 4
In a black hole - again
It gives no one who loves this country any pleasure to see a Slovak leader lumped together with bug-eyed bigots like Wilders and Trump.
Tragic inspiration: What Slovakia lacks
Farewell tour of dying Canadian musician reminds us how few voices celebrate beauty and nobility of life in our own country.
We are eavesdropped on
In a country where an exotic individual like Ivan Lexa can become chairman of the parliamentary oversight committee for SIS, it seems pointless to argue over who should vet the legality of surveillance.
Pirates of the Caribbean
Tom Nicholson reports from the Bahamas
Money from health insurer could be in Bahamas
Daniel Futej earned €195 million from the Dôvera private insurer, but he is not among the richest Slovaks, and may have been overseeing the shares for Juraj Široký.
Fascism in our time
Neither appeasement nor non-engagement can defeat the resurgent far-right.
Slovak tax authorities to check on Panama connection
Slovakia-based company Latem Trading was involved in hiding money from tax authorities. They used their account in Privatbanka, owned by Penta, in the process. Tax authorities are looking to audit the company.
Itinerant radicals: The case against Schengen
If Abdeslam had had to show his passport on travels across Europe, Paris attacks would have been more difficult to execute
Will the Panama Papers affect Slovak politics?
Suspecting politics to be dirty, and having a map of the kleptocracy’s secret hoardings are two entirely different things.
After Brussels: United we stand, divided we fall
Threat of jihadism in Europe demands that member nations share intelligence, not just condolences.
Fascists only herald of troubles to come
Rise of Kotleba’s hochstaplers was shocking, but will soon pale beside challenge of managing the state.
Our Family and the skeletons in its closet
Contacts between new political party and organized crime a source of concern
The truth about migrants
The advantage of a dog whistle is that people don’t have to say things that would put them in an unflattering light.
Matovič lynching: politics as usual
OĽaNO leader latest in an ignoble Slovak tradition of pre-election takedowns.
EU: Two months to live
Top EU official predicts that March summit to fix broken asylum rules will be last chance to save Schengen.
Slovakia’s meanness deterring more than migrants
Country’s hard line on migrants last year dismayed thousands of younger, more liberal citizens.
Slovak fascist launches MP bid
Nomination of hate-monger for parliament is another glowing entry on a long list of unbelievable Slovak moments.
Ransdorf: Can we really do no better?
Absurd adventures of Czech MEP and Slovak accomplices remind us that 1989 changed little about those who lead us.
Collective EU action – at last
As European leaders ramp up fight against Islamic state, eastern EU populists increasingly isolated.
November trees in a revolutionary forest
If Slovakia rejects refugees in wake of recent attacks, the message of November 17 has truly been lost.
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