Nate Tabak

Nate Tabak has written 24 posts for PRI's The World

Slideshow: An Old Pirate Town on the Adriatic Coast

The place we’re looking for is a resort town on the Adriatic coast. Lesser known than other popular spots on the Adriatic such as Dubrovnik and Budva, it lies near Albania. Many call it the Kosovo Rivera.

North Korean Dear Leader’s Grandson Studies Peace

Nate Tabak reports from Bosnia where the grandson of North Korea’s Kim Jong Il is studying at a private high school. Its curriculum fosters multiculturalism and reconciliation.

Kosovo Winemakers Stuck in the Push, Pull of a Political Quagmire

Kosovo winemakers no doubt are anxiously watching events in the north of the country where NATO peacekeepers reportedly fired rubber bullets on Serb protesters.

Kosovo Wants to be the Next Napa

Kosovo has a long tradition of making wines. Now Kosovar winemakers are trying to sell their wines beyond the Balkans.

Titanic Miniseries Shot at the Former Yugo Factory in Serbia

A miniseries in the making called “Titanic: Blood and Steel” tells the story of the ocean liner’s construction in Belfast.

Battle Over Kosovo Mosque

Many Muslims in Kosovo are worried about Islamic extremism in their midst – this has led to a fight over the building of a new mosque.

Serbia’s Die-Hard Nationalists

Serb nationalism seems a thing of the past, but some ultra-nationalists still hold annual get-togethers.

Frustrations in Serbia’s Margins

A defiant Ratko Mladic told a UN war crimes court Friday that he “didn’t kill anyone in Libya.”

Ratko Mladic: The Hooligans’ Hero

The images of Ratko Mladic gracing Serbia’s front pages and newscasts showed a frail shell of the stocky former Bosnian Serb wartime commander who went into hiding 16 years ago. But his capture Thursday inspired a frenzied nighttime rage among several hundred mostly young men who played a cat-and-mouse game with riot police in Belgrade’s Republic Square, the nucleus of Serbia’s capital [...]