I’m Nikola and I spend most of my days reading the news. Conflict, politics, history, the forces that move countries and the people caught in between – these are just some of my interests. Among the countries and regions I follow most closely are Bulgaria, the Balkans, Ukraine, Moldova, Syria, the Middle East, North Korea, China, and beyond.
This site, the blog and the newsletter that go with it exist because these topics matter to me and because I want to share them properly, on my terms. Some weeks, that means a clear summary of what happened around the world. Other weeks, it’s a piece of history worth revisiting, or an opinion I’ll stand behind.
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