Latest Views from the Balkans
Serbia Endangers Region by Rehabilitating Chetniks
Serbia’s announced rehabilitation of Draza Mihailovic is a fatal concession to the idea of Great Serbia - and to the ideas of the Croatian Ustasha, and all who aim to equalise Fascism and Anti-Fascism.
Justice and Reconciliation Cannot be Delayed
Justice and reconciliation must not be delayed further in the region of the former Yugoslavia, and it is up to national governments to increase their efforts.
Any Similarity Is Purely Intentional
The plot of “Ustanicka ulica“ [Ustanicka Street] is an artistic interpretation of our reality. That is why it carries some deeper truths than the ones we recognise in reality.
Who Wants War in Macedonia?
You do not have to be a conspiracy theorist to accept that this government, pushing an irresponsible ultra-nationalist agenda, is creating all the conditions for all-out conflict.
Macedonian Salad Needs a Fresh Start
Our response to the recent rise in ethnic tensions must involve rediscovering part of what we really are.
The West’s Balkan Proconsulships Are Doomed to Fail
The Wilsonian dream of rebuilding war-shattered societies by imposing Western values on them is doomed to disappointment if Bosnia and Kosovo are anything to go by.
Has Serbia Made up Its Mind at Last?
By obtaining EU candidate status, Serbia has sent an important signal - but the real test will be the membership negotiations, as they will require a deeper transformation of society.
Prison Drug Abuse is a Ticking Bomb
Prison management cannot tackle this growing problem in the Balkans simply with repression; more comprehensive approaches are required.
Macedonia Needs Cultural Understanding, Not Just Peace Pacts
The mocking of Muslims by men dressed in burqas at a carnival in the village of Vevcani in Macedonia last month, and the reprisals and counter-reprisals it provoked, illustrate the dangerously frail state of ethnic relations in Macedonia.
The mocking of Muslims by men dressed in burqas at a carnival in the village of Vevcani in Macedonia last month, and the reprisals and counter reprisals it provoked, illustrate the dangerously frail state of ethnic relations in Macedonia.
Bujanovac Remains Town Where Streets Have no Name
A plan to rename streets after Albanian heroes instead of Serbian seems futile in a town where no one knew the old street names to begin with.
Serbia Runs Risks in Racing For UN Post
If Vuk Jeremic succeeds in obtaining the presidency of the UN general assembly, it will be a welcome boost for Serbia - but if he fails it will set back the Tadic government at an uncomfortable time, just before an election.
A Flourishing Albanian ‘Neighborhood’ Benefits the Balkans
US policy-makers remain wary of the concept of ethnic solidarity - but harnessing natural links between Albanian communities in the Balkans will actually reduce tensions, strengthening state structures and helping to stabilize the region.
Strasbourg’s Bosnia Ruling Holds Lessons for Everyone
After the European Court of Human Rights rebuked Bosnia’s handling of Arab ex-combatants, important questions remain unaddressed.
EU Must Protect Bosnia’s War Crimes Court
Brussels must do what it can to stop Bosnian Serb leaders from undermining the country’s state court.
Energy Lesson For Kosovo from South Africa
The failure of the World Bank to develop a large coal-powered thermal power plant in South Africa is one more argument as to why the initiative for a similar project in Kosovo should not be supported.
