Why do Kosovo citizens still see Serbia as the country’s biggest threat?

 Mentor Vrajolli

Although a military confrontation seems unlikely, a recent survey in Kosovo showed that most respondents still consider Serbia as the country’s leading danger to national security – and their concerns are far from irrational.

Adea Kondirolli

It is time for Vetevendosje to finally condemn homophobia

Can the new Kosovo Government call itself progressive if it ignores LBGTI rights groups and includes rogue homophobes? I don’t think so.

Alejandro Esteso Pérez

Football match lays bare Spain’s disastrous policy towards Kosovo

Madrid’s constant opposition to Kosovo on the international stage has produced little more than political embarrassment, and Spain must understand that diplomatic cordiality can be possible even without recognition.

Bujar Vitija

The far-reaching consequences of Kosovo’s failure to secure vaccines

The Kosovo Government’s failure to attain even a single dose of any vaccine against COVID-19 leaves the country on the precipice of another crisis, which could inflict further damage to its ailing healthcare system and economy.
Isak Skenderi

Electoral irregularities are no excuse for anti-gypsyism

A closer look at the election of MPs representing Kosovo’s ethnic non-majority communities is clearly required after the results on February 14, but deploying racist tropes is completely unjustified.

Gëzim Visoka

Kosovo’s next foreign policy: A wish list

Sunday’s electoral earthquake must also translate into a reimagining of Kosovo’s approach to foreign affairs, one that enables the country to truly behave like a sovereign, independent state.

Jack Robinson

The end of an inglorious era

After Sunday’s election, Kosovo is set to have its first ever government not to feature either PDK or LDK, as Vetevendosje inherits a country eager for change but short on patience.

Isak Skenderi

Kosovo’s Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians need real change

The Kosovo Constitution guarantees seats in the parliament for Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians, but this has not provided a true voice for these communities.
Agron Demi

Kosovo’s prime time TV debates are becoming a farce

The journalists, analysts and political representatives on prime time TV shows are failing to address the pressing issues facing Kosovo ahead of February’s elections, and instead are turning public debate into a circus.

Agron Demi

The economic elephants in the room

Kosovo’s state budget has often been wasted on a bloated public sector wage bill and endless infrastructure projects, while social schemes have rarely reached those who need them the most or help alleviate poverty. It’s time for a change.

Hana Marku

How to fight disenfranchisement, Kosovo style

The Central Election Commission’s decision to verify postal voters through a single phone call is a blatant attempt to suppress the diaspora vote, but we don’t have to take it lying down.

Aidan Hehir

Stop using the Balkans as a synonym for chaos

Events in Washington DC on Wednesday night saw many commentators reaching for cliches about Kosovo and the Balkans, perpetuating stereotypes that are inaccurate, unfair and fundamentally colonial.

Adea Kondirolli

New year, same old sexism

Agim Veliu’s obsession with Vjosa Osmani is just the latest installment in a series of misogynistic episodes featuring Kosovo’s politicians.

Fjolla Hoxha

No season: A chance to promote non-elitism in performance art and decentralize the stage

The pandemic has been financially devastating for artists and performers, both in Kosovo and around the world, but it also creates opportunities to envision new perspectives.

Adea Kondirolli

COVID-19 only exacerbated Kosovo education’s preexisting conditions

2020 was another difficult year in education with more misgovernance, political interference and poor test scores, while attempts to provide schooling during the pandemic often fell short.

Artan Mustafa

2020 showed that Kosovo’s social contract needs rethinking

The economic emergency created by the pandemic revealed the state’s inability to provide support to those who need it most, with measures taken by the Hoti Government only exacerbating inequality.

Aidan Hehir

Kosovo can’t allow the dialogue to continue in this form

Overshadowed and lacking an obvious purpose, the Brussels based dialogue resumed in 2020 in the interest of the EU, Serbia... everyone except Kosovo.

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