Should Kosovo recognise Serbia?

 Cedomir Petrovic

Notions of ethnic cleansing have long plagued Serbia, as demonstrated by the atrocities covered in the three books Albin Kurti presented Aleksandar Vucic with this week and the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia.

Klarisa Fetahu

Open Balkan project of no interest to Kosovo

Despite its re-brand and a pledge to open borders by 2023, the ‘Open Balkan’ initiative is no more appealing to Kosovo than its ‘mini-Schengen’ predecessor.

Klarisa Fetahu

Greece and Kosovo’s budding relationship

Frequent visits to Prishtina and Athens by Greek and Kosovo officials have left many wondering if recognition is on the horizon.

Dean B. Pineles

The Klecka war crimes trial was no joke

Former EU rule-of-law mission chief judge Malcolm Simmons was wrong to claim that the case against Kosovo guerrillas accused of abusing prisoners at the wartime Klecka jail was weak.

Klarisa Fetahu

Another nail in the coffin for land swap

The dialogue has resumed this summer but recent events have shown that there is one idea that needs to be left in the past – an exchange of territories between Kosovo and Serbia.

Jack Robinson

Can Albin Kurti reshape the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue?

Kosovo’s new administration has recently sent signals that it is more uncompromising than its predecessors in its interactions with Serbia, but will this assertive approach work in Brussels?

Drilon S. Gashi

Can EU-US coordination salvage the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue?

The EU and the US are back on the same team, but is it enough to save the dialogue from its flaws and deliver a final agreement?

Liridona Sijarina

A feminist revolt against sexual violence

Kosovo’s society, institutions and familial structures have allowed sexual violence to become endemic. To fight it we must take on the institutions and liberate ourselves from deep rooted patriarchal beliefs.

Eraldin Fazliu

A governing programme or a wish list?

The social policies that drew so many voters to Vetevendosje are present in the Kurti Government’s newly revealed programme, but a lack of detail raises concern about how quickly they can be brought to life.

Raba Gjoshi

Victims of the Kosovo war should be at the heart of the dialogue

If the dialogue’s aim is to truly build peace between Kosovo and Serbia then it must focus on human rights and transitional justice issues and reject the kind of imposed solutions outlined in recent non-papers.

Aidan Hehir

Kosovo should rule out any further compromise

The new watchword being touted in the dialogue is ‘compromise’, but after years of imbalance and concessions it is one Kosovo would be well advised to resist.

Nora Weller

Cultural Heritage in Kosovo: Why do international organisations fail to adhere to their own policies?

On World Heritage Day, UNESCO championed the embracing of diverse and multifaceted histories in the protection of cultural heritage, but this is not an approach that international organisations have ever deployed in Kosovo.

Agron Demi

Should Kosovo’s ruling party play opposition politics in Albania?

The involvement of Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Vetevendosje in backing opposition candidates in Albania’s elections risks creating divisions between the two countries when they should be working together to tackle the pandemic.

Mentor Vrajolli

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

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.

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