After the Rain How the West Lost the East 1st EDITION Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. Editing and Design: Lidija Rangelovska Lidija Rangelovska A Narcissus Publications Imprint, Skopje 2001 Published in association with Central Europe Review and Central and East European New Media Initiative (c) 2000 Copyright Lidija Rangelovska. All rights reserved. This book, or any part thereof, may not be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from: Lidija Rangelovska - write to: palma@unet.com.mk or to vaknin@link.com.mk The rights for this book are available. Literary agents and publishers, please contact Lidija Rangelovska. Visit the Author Archive of Dr. Sam Vaknin in "Central Europe Review": http://www.ce-review.org/authorarchives/vaknin_archive/vaknin_main.html ISBN: 9989-929-07-6 Print ISBN: 80-238-5173-X http://samvak.tripod.com/guide.html http://economics.cjb.net http://samvak.tripod.com/after.html http://www.balkanlands.com Created by: LIDIJA RANGELOVSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S I n t r o d u c t i o n The P E O P L E The Author of this Article is a Racist The Cavemen and the Alien Is Transition Possible? Can Socialist Professors of Economics Teach Capitalism? The Poets and the Eclipse The Rip van Winkle Institutions Inside, Outside - Diasporas and Modern States The Magla Vocables The Elders of Zion The Last Family Rasputin in Transition The Honorary Academic Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? Who is Guarding the Guards? Herzl's Butlers The Phlegm and the Anima An Impressionistic Canvass The Dance of Jael Homo Balkanus The MinMaj Rule The Balkans between Omerta and Vendetta On the Criminality of Transition The Myth of Great Albania The Bad Blood of Kosovo The Plight of the Kosovar The Black Birds of Kosova The Onset of Cultural Imperialism The Defrosted War Russia's Role in a Brave, New World The Bones of the Grenadier Endgame in the Balkans Millenarian Thoughts about Kosovo NATO's Next War Why did Milosevic Surrender? The Deadly Antlers NATO, the EU and the New Kids on the Block The Treasure Trove of Kosovo Lucky Macedonia or Macedonia's Serendipity The Good Fortune of Neighbouring a Human Catastrophe Black Magic, White Magic - Managing our Future The Friendly Club The Books of the Damned The PCM Trail The Mind of Darkness The E C O N O M Y Central Europe - The New Colonies New Paradigms, Old Cycles Lessons in Transition Lucky Russia Russian Roulette Foreigners do not Like Russia Russia's New Economy IMF - Kill or Cure The IMF Deconstructed Financial Crisis, Global Capital Flows and the International Financial Architecture The Shadowy World of International Finance The Typology of Financial Scandals The Revolt of the Poor The Demise of Intellectual Property Scavenger Economies, Predator Economies Market Impeders and Market Inefficiencies Public Procurement and very Private Benefits Liquidity or Liquidation