When evidence of war crimes committed between 1998 and 1999 is discovered across sites in war-torn Serbia—including a truck filled with bodies at the bottom of the Danube and mass graves in suburban Belgrade—film director Ognjen Glavonić begins a years-long examination of the unexamined and exploration of the inexplicable. 

During NATO’s bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, Vlada, a truck driver, is hired to undertake a treacherous path across his war-torn country and deliver mysterious cargo. On a journey where friend and foe prove indistinguishable, Vlada comes to realize the horrifying ramifications of his mission.

The identity of modern Macedonia has been shaped by many forces over the centuries, including over the dynamic past 125 years. The hundreds of postcards featuring Skopje, produced locally and abroad, provide a diachronic, image-to-image telling of the city’s history by insiders and outsiders. 

AMB Ivanovski will discuss North Macedonia's political challenges, EU accession, and energy dependence amid Russia's Ukraine invasion in the 2024 Choncoff Lecture at the ASU Melikian Center.

The event invites participants to celebrate the rich cultures of Turkish and Albanian students.

Robert Niebuhr, a historian specializing in Cold War politics in the former Yugoslavia, has extensive experience in the region, including research stints in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia.

Socio-political challenges in the Western Balkans, emphasizing the need for pragmatic solutions and democratic reforms to enhance stability and integration in South-Eastern Europe.

Ambassador Ilir Dugolli from Kosovo discusses nation-building and geopolitical implications at an event in Arizona, highlighting Kosovo's journey and the importance of international collaboration for peace and prosperity.

The book 'The City is Ours' explores how urban spaces in Diyarbakır, Turkey, shape political mobilization and Kurdish nationhood. Muna Guvenc analyzes architecture's role in both empowering and controlling minority groups, transforming urban struggles into opportunities for dissent.

Director Milcho Manchevski, from Skopje, North Macedonia, delivered the 2023 Choncoff Lecture. He discussed his acclaimed film career, including 'Before the Rain', which won multiple awards and is celebrated globally for its innovative narrative and emotional depth.

In 2015, over a million refugees and migrants entered the EU from the Middle East and Africa, primarily traveling through Turkey to Greece and then via the Western Balkans before the route closed in March 2016.

Gabriel Escobar will discuss U.S. strategic engagement in the Balkans, highlighting collaboration with the EU to enhance regional security, focusing on civic, government, and economic aspects in relation to broader U.S. European policy.