The history of the Kosovo-Serbia trade war

 Agron Demi

Blocking the import of goods from Serbia has made sense in the past. But without an economic vision, trade policies are determined ad hoc and Kosovo producers are left unprepared.

Eraldin Fazliu

President Thaci back to uniform

Clad in his military best, Kosovo’s president has broken his silence on the eve of tomorrow’s vote at the Kosovo Assembly, congratulating the KSF on the expansion of their mandate.
Shqipe Gjocaj

Name the sexual harasser

Sexual harassment and assault allegations are stacking up for faculty members at UP. We need watchdogs to end impunity for harassers and make the university safe for its students.
Arta Berisha

Presidential arrogance towards the media

More and more, government officials repeat the sentiment that journalists lie in course of their daily work. This obstruction to free journalism will continue to grind at Kosovo’s press, and marks a dangerous turn away from trustworthy reporting.
Eraldin Fazliu

48 hours of Kosovo independence

The recent increase in customs tax by the Kosovo government exhibits the need for sovereign decisions, but could be a camouflage for political point scoring for politicians who want to mask their failures.

Donika Emini

Lessons learned from Kosovo’s Interpol defeat

Kosovo’s failure on Tuesday to join Interpol should serve as an example to Kosovo politics. The dialogue with Serbia needs to change, and politicians should build new internal momentum for unity.

Arta Berisha

Fires in Istanbul and smoke in Obiliq

Obiliq is only eight kilometers off the capital of Kosovo, but initial reporting on the field fire that occurred there is only based on photos and videos sent by citizens. Journalists served their readers photos that date from an earlier tragedy in Istanbul.
Lirim Krasniqi

Diaspora voting: infusing democracy in Kosovo

Voting possibilities for diaspora members can be a driver for democratic development in Kosovo.

Eraldin Fazliu

Wir verstehen Sie nicht, Herr Kurz

Tuesday’s press conference with Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz was littered with uncertainties, displaying a lack of unity with European perspectives on the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, visa liberalization and border correction.
Lyra Hadri

Increasing diaspora investments in Kosovo

Drawing from the experience of diaspora communities throughout the world, Kosovo should sustain and improve its economic and diplomatic ties to their nationals living abroad

Drenusha Suka

Towards a paperless Kosovo

Complete e-governance would help Kosovo to decrease corruption and bureaucracy and increase efficiency. Members of diaspora, with their potential and expertise, could be an asset for the nascent state.

Aidan Hehir

Financial Times presents flawed solution for border correction

An article written by the editorial board of the Financial Times vocalized its support for the territorial swap proposal between Kosovo and Serbia this week, hinging the viability of border correction on an unrealistic scenario of EU recognition.

Adem Ferizaj

‘Shaci’ as another product of Albanian orientalism

Through the lens of Albanian orientalism, the discourse surrounding the word ‘shaci’ is an import of the stereotypical representation of Albanians in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to Kosovo, and a method of self-humiliation.

Shqipe Gjocaj

On eating and cooking like a feminist

For some, the kitchen is a place for family, friendship and food. For others, it can be a site of subordination.

Xhevat Zogaj

Transforming Kosovo’s mental health system

The energy and potential of the diaspora should be utilized by Kosovo institutions to reform the country’s mental health sector.

Shkelzen Gashi

Academic deception sits at the heart of main educational institutions

The irregularities and deception at the Kosovo Academy of Science and Arts and the University of Prishtina of the last two decades should alarm our society.

Bekim Brestovci

A diaspora task force to create state policies

The involvement of Albanian intellectuals from the diaspora in mapping out government policies and supervising their application in Kosovo would lead to a better utilization of material and human resources in the country.

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