|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
US soldiers...
|
EDITORIAL |
 |
Unrest in FYROM
A resurgence of armed conflict between ethnic Albanians and Slav-Macedonians, which brought the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to the brink of dissolution two years ago, is looming on the horizon again. While international attention is focused on the Middle East, the situation in FYROM is rapidly worsening, and in the far more worrying context of the growing dispute between Serbia and Albania over Kosovo. |
|
COMMENTARY |
|
Black and pink
We know about Picasso's Blue, Rose and Negro periods from the history of art. From the history of politics, we know that the palette of every politician with a proper respect for his profession's age-old traditions contains either shades of black and rose - and no others.
A politician's decision on which color to use on each occasion, as he is swung to and fro like a pendulum by the power of voting trends, depends on his political fortunes. If in power, our politician-cum-artist finds himself in the pink, and paints everything in rosy tints. If he is in opposition, the times are black indeed. In that case, even gray will not do when depicting the government's works and days.
The paintings on display at Thessaloniki's traditional International Trade Fair every September are divided into two radically opposed color categories - although they both deal with the same subject. |
|
|
|
|
Exclusively available inside The International Herald Tribune in Greece and Cyprus
Home page
