Why are we overlooking the development of a resilient critical energy infrastructure in Kosovo?

 Donika Marku

Critical infrastructure resilience is vital for nations. Given the essential role of energy in all aspects of society, the energy system's resilience is essential. But where does the Government of Kosovo stand in developing a resilient critical energy infrastructure in light of global threats and risks that are not easily forecasted?

Didier Ruedin

How One Gesture Curbed Ethnic Discrimination

Can galvanising moments sway discrimination against minorities? Research assumes that ethnic or racial boundaries may take generations of cohabitation to adapt. But we found that one single gesture by Swiss football players with Kosovo-Albanian heritage was powerful enough to alter discrimination in Switzerland.

Emanuel Bajra

Banks’ Healthy Capital Base Must be Put to Good use in Kosovo

Banks and government must work together on a relief strategy to get the country and the economy through a painful winter.

Alejandro Esteso Pérez

Is EU Candidate Status Within Reach for Kosovo?

The successful EU bids of Ukraine and Moldova have sent a powerful message – but Kosovo’s own application for candidate status might be too late for the party.

Shqipe Gjocaj

Girls should stay in school, no matter what

In different time periods, many girls in Kosovo had to sacrifice their education and cancel their career plans. So much wasted potential, so many domesticated girls and women against their will. So the recent debate on whether girls should be allowed hijab in schools should start with the intention of keeping girls in schools, no matter what. The only image of a girl that should alarm the society, is one that stays at home.

Adelina Hasani

Activists in Kosovo and Serbia Can Still Find Common Ground

Despite the prevailing nationalist narratives in the two countries, activists and NGOs in Kosovo and Serbia are finding topics that they can all collaborate on.

Emanuel Bajra

Kosovo’s Central Bank is a Sleeping Giant that Needs a Poke

It is high time we transformed this institution into a more agile and fit-for-purpose organisation that will serve the needs of the people of Kosova and its economy.

Nora Nimani Musa

Online Learning in Kosovo Left Both Kids and Parents Frustrated

Study shows the shift to online learning in the pandemic had damaging consequences for many children – especially those whose parents had to go out to work and could not supervise them.

Kreshnik Gashi

“Cancerous” Practices put Media and Democracy at Risk

In the Western Balkans, Kosovo is the “sui generis” case par excellence. In this small country, reporters have scored heavier hits than the prosec...
Dean B. Pineles

The Controversial Legacy of Dick Marty in Kosovo

A report by Swiss senator Dick Marty about war crimes allegedly committed by Kosovo Liberation Army fighters led to the establishment of a Hague-based tribunal, but not all of his activities in Kosovo achieved such decisive results.

Daniel Serwer

Russian Aggression in Ukraine: This is How Bad Things Could Get

Russia is expanding its bombing in Ukraine to the west and deploying its artillery for intensified barrages on Kyiv. Poland is reaching the limits of ...
Alejandro Esteso Pérez

Hungary May Become Kosovo’s Big EU Foe

If Viktor Orban wins a fourth term as Hungary’s leader next year, the consequences for Kosovo’s EU accession hopes could be dire. 

Viktor Berishaj

Price panic risks derailing Western Balkans’ energy transition

Regional policymakers are making a mistake if they use soaring energy prices in the EU to justify a continued commitment to fossil fuel, and divert from energy transition commitments.

David L. Phillips

China, not Russia, is the greater threat to Kosovo

Kosovo needs a steely-eyed response to the malign intentions of Russia and, more importantly, China, and the US can help.

Xhabir Hamiti

Contemporary Muslims against the old religious fatwas

 The Muslim world today is in trouble with the old religious decrees or "fatwas", as they are known in Islamic religious literature. Despite the e...
Xhabir Hamiti

Freedom to believe in God according to the Qur’an

According to many quotations from the Qur'an, the voluntary and free belief in God is seen as an exclusive right of every individual. This personal ri...
Xhabir Hamiti

Peaceful co-existence according to the teachings of Islam

Since the beginning of time, humankind has been divided by their racial, linguistic and religious identities, which they have cultivated throughout th...

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