Bosnia: Crisis Averted – For Now
Bosnia’s latest crisis has been averted – for now. The European Union secured the agreement of Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik to cancel a referendum on the state judiciary and on laws imposed by...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Albania’s Disputed Election
Albania’s second disputed election in three years threatens to push the country over the edge. Almost two weeks after local elections, preliminary results have yet to be announced. This is the time for...
View ArticleNorth Kosovo Meltdown
The long-simmering dispute over the Serb-held North of Kosovo has entered a dangerous phase. Serbia and Kosovo are raising tensions in the field despite making technical agreements at the negotiation...
View ArticleNorth Kosovo Set for a Day of Tensions
Today, 16 September, the EU and NATO have begun to implement a new custom regime between Kosovo and Serbia which is supported by the Kosovo government but rejected by Serbia and local Serbs who have...
View ArticleWhat Country Are You in, and How Do You Know?
What country are you in, and how do you know? Until recently, the answer to that question in North Kosovo was a matter of personal choice. Serbs thought they were in Serbia. They could cross what they...
View ArticleBalkans: No “Plan B”?
I recently made the mistake of questioning the Western Balkans’ European Perspective — well, not really. I was at a conference on Bosnia and I made this comment: The EU’s main tool — its “Plan A” for...
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Update on Northern Kosovo Barricades
The “barricade”, on the main Pristina-Belgrade highway at Dudin Krs. The footprints over the barricade are animal tracks. My Crisis Group colleagues and I drove up to Serb-held northern Kosovo on...
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The Duty to Remember Crimes in Srebrenica
Burial of 465 identified Bosniaks in 2007. Photo: Almir Dzanovic Seventeen years ago Serbian forces took control of the United Nations safe area of Srebrenica and over the course of the following week...
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Preševo’s grievances and the Kosovo-Serbia talks
Albanians protest in Preševo on January 21, 2013, a day after Serbian authorities removed a monument erected in Preševo. PHOTO: AFP/ Sasa Djordjevic Over the past few weeks, tensions have been growing...
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The Kosovo-Serbia Agreement: Why Less Is More
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (C) poses with Serbia’s Prime Minister Ivica Dacic (L) and Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, at NATO headquarters in Brussels April 19, 2013....
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I.D. Politics: Sarajevo Protest Shows a Weakened State
A man being protected by police from protesters outside Bosnia’s parliament. PHOTO: Crisis Group By Marko Prelec, Director, Balkans Project (@mprelec) Sarajevo saw its biggest demonstration in years on...
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