My new article on Turkish heritage issues in Macedonia appeared in Today’s Zaman (February 14). The same newspaper also cited me on Turkey’s foreign policy in the Balkans.

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Spread the word! I will be speaking on issues of cross-cultural communications in global business on March 18, 2010 at the M6 Education Centre in Skopje. Yes, early in the morning on the day after St. Patrick’s Day. Click here for more info.

This event promises to be a lot of fun. It will be a full-day workshop in which I present some of the lessons I have learned from my long experience, especially in the media and travel publishing industry, and apply this knowledge to the subject of global business- in other words, how to make your products attractive and comprehensible to people coming from other countries and other backgrounds.

Also stressed on March 18 will be the importance of brand creation and development, as well as the ways and means of media promotion strategies at a time when the internet is changing the face of the media and our interaction with it at a dizzying pace.

The anticipated relaunch of Balkanalysis.com continues, though technical issues have made progress a little slower than expected. We are still interested in hearing from prospective partners (and of course, clients!) so don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have a professional interest in the region.

best,

Chris