The first in a series focussing on the lesser-known indictees of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, this article examines the background of Vojislav Šešelj, the former Vice-President of Serbia, and his journey from star law student to ultranationalist rhetorician.

Jason Elliot’s masterful account of his journeys through Iran reveals a society riven with dilemma and conflict, one that proves remarkably—and frustratingly—inscrutable. At times indistinguishable in appearance and aspiration from the west; at others as far from it as is possible, Iran proves to be as enigmatic as it is beautiful.