Chris Deliso is the founder (in 2003) and still director of Balkanalysis.com. The following comes from the website’s About page:
Balkanalysis.com is one of the leading independent news and analysis groups covering the Balkans today. The website produces regular free content dedicated to the region, e-mail newsletters, and special reports for private clients. (Read about our specific overview of services here). To find specific coverage by country, click on the relevant country link running across the top center of the home page.
The following provides an introduction to who we are, who reads us, and the philosophy that guides our approach to researching and writing.
Who We Are
Online since 2003, but expanded and relaunched in June 2010, Balkanalysis.com is an American-run company that draws on the expertise and skills of a dynamic team of writers, editors, researchers and other field personnel. Our work is divided by country or sector; more information about the chief editor of each can be found on the Country Editors page.
This highly trained and educated team hails from Balkan countries, as well as from elsewhere in Europe and North America. The differing yet complementary backgrounds of our people range from the worlds of journalism and editorial to academia, business, and the non-governmental sector.
Who Reads Us
The Balkanalysis.com audience is richly-varied and includes representatives of the diplomatic corps and non-governmental sectors, the militaries and security services of various states, foreign investors and others in the business world, local and international media bodies concerned with the Balkans, members of diaspora communities and locals alike.
These readers have come to value our articles for their accuracy and insights- qualities which enhance the decision-making process and information-gathering activities of those having a professional relationship with the region.
As such, the website is not a large-scale news provider, and does not seek to become one. Rather, Balkanalysis.com appeals to a specialist audience of individuals and groups intimately involved with the greater Balkan region.
Our Philosophy
As an information provider, Balkanalysis.com cannot claim to be authoritative in all respects, though we can perhaps be distinguished from other news websites in certain ways.
When treating existing stories and issues, we strive to find new angles, or new manners of insight, so as to expand and improve perception of them. We also make it a priority to investigate completely unknown stories, to create new lines of inquiry, to undertake fresh investigations and to conduct unique interviews- all with a view to making sure that what is published on our pages is accurate, objective and cannot be found anywhere else.
Thus, the belief that uniqueness plays a key role in determining value in the world of information is a crucial part of our approach to our work.
At the same time, we are aware that fast-paced modern life and ongoing developments in the world of media in general have limited reader attention spans and the ability to digest information. We therefore also seek to inform the reader in as succinct, direct and simple a manner as possible.
With this approach, Balkanalysis.com hopes to provide a refreshing antidote to the frequently emotive and opinion-driven character of Balkan-related media, and to better serve those who need to turn information into action.
This philosophy is reflected not only in our public content, but also in our other services, such as our monthly newsletter and special reports (for more information, visit our overview of services page).
Other Details
The Balkanalysis.com archive contains over 900 items; hundreds of others are available only in our pages on the Central and Eastern European Online Library website, which is open to individual and institutional subscribers.
Note: The official name of the website is Balkanalysis.com- and not “Balkan Analysis” nor “Balkananalysis.com.” We do not own the latter domain name. Thus any attempt to contact us on any address having that extension will not be received by us.