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Scholars Tackle Transnational Crime and Corruption Policy June 26, 2012 by Julia Hon Human trafficking, drug trade, police reform, and corporate graft were among the diverse topics debated and discussed by ten up-and-coming scholars at the 2012 IREX/WWC Regional Policy Symposium, "Transnational Crime and Corruption in Eastern Europe and Eurasia." Transnational criminal networks, and the domestic corruption that feeds them, represent one of the major foreign policy challenges facing the United States today.	Increasing Political Control of the Media Seen in Europe and Eurasia April 5, 2012 The 2012 edition of IREX’s Media Sustainability Index (MSI) for Europe and Eurasia measures the struggles and triumphs of the media sector in 21 transitioning countries from Croatia to Kazakhstan. Evidence from local media experts shows overall stability in the media sector. Increasing use of digital and social media gives hope for expanding freedom of expression. However, reported backsliding in several countries, partly due to the increased political control of media, concerns the experts.
Scholars Challenge Assumptions about Gender in Eastern Europe and Eurasia May 27, 2011 by Julia Hon Islam is viewed as an empowering force by some women in Bosnia. After the mass violence against women during the wars in Yugoslavia in the 1990s, some Muslim women have said that wearing the hijab offers a sense of security and protection.	Facing the Unknown: Chilean Miners and International Exchanges October 15, 2010 by Amy Ahearn Working on exchange programs can sometimes feel like providing logistical support to people trapped in a mine.
Video: Into the Weeds: Obstacles to Good Governance in the Balkans March 23, 2009 On February 19, Mark Baskin (SUNY-Albany) and Paula Pickering (College of William and Mary) presented their research on local governance in the Balkans both to policymakers at the US Department of State and to an audience of individuals working on a variety of development projects in the Balkans and around the world at IREX.	IREX Hosts American Academic Alumni at AAASS Conference December 11, 2008 As scholars arrived at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (held this year in Philadelphia, November 20-23) from all over the country, as well as other parts of the world, one could hear a variety of languages and discussions about research in nearly every discipline. In the exhibit hall, at the IREX booth, we were treated to wonderful stories of past fellowships, ideas for great new research, and memories of the challenges that faced academics prior to the development of IREX.
Coming to Terms with War Crimes: Media Bring the Hague Trials Home to the Citizens February 22, 2006 When retired Croatian General Ante Gotovina was captured in the Canary Islands in December, it marked a significant moment in the history of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).	IREX Unites Southeastern European NGO and Community Leaders for Anti-Trafficking Workshop October 26, 2004 by Jennifer Kinniff IREX recently brought together participants in the Southeastern European Communities Against Trafficking (SECAT) program for a September 29-October 1 workshop in Skopje, Macedonia, where they shared lessons learned during their anti-trafficking projects and discussed strategies for ongoing collaboration in the anti-trafficking community.
Television Satire Addresses Social Change in Serbia April 13, 2004 Mile is the Serbian everyman.