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NATO and Serbia – black and white world Posted on December 16th, 2009 in Serbia by TransConflict

Should we want to talk about these unpleasant and painful topics, let’s be professional and responsible enough to present all the facts. …more

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Reflexions on working in Bosnia and Herzegovina Posted on December 8th, 2009 in Bosnia by TransConflict

Nine years of working in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the Soul of Europe has taught a number of important lessons about the need for a coherent and integrated framework for peace-building, including greater attentiveness towards religious and business issues. …more

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Macedonia – is the name issue close to an end? Posted on December 4th, 2009 in Macedonia by TransConflict

A Greek veto at the upcoming EU council meeting threatens to further fuel growing animosity in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. …more

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Kosovo – partitioning what from what? Posted on December 2nd, 2009 in Kosovo by TransConflict

Though partition is far from the best way to resolve the Kosovo question, it is a political option for Kosovo as part of a final status resolution and has been used by one side already. …more

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Montenegro – on its way towards the EU and NATO Posted on November 26th, 2009 in Montenegro by TransConflict

Whilst Montenegro continues to make visible progress towards achieving its key foreign policy priorities, further steps are required to ensure that its internal reform processes maintain a similar pace. …more

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Republika Srpska – after independence Posted on November 24th, 2009 in Bosnia by TransConflict

Bosnia’s war ended with a partition plan, which the international community subsequently used all its efforts to undermine and create a unified state. Now the west’s power in the country has receded, the natural logic of the Dayton Peace Accords has reemerged, and the country is likely to break apart. This article suggests that now the international community’s best response to the imminent Bosnian fracture may be to reluctantly accept it. …more

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Kosovo – what is to be done? Posted on November 5th, 2009 in Kosovo by TransConflict

With the International Court of Justice’s verdict on the legality of Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence likely to be tilted in Serbia’s favour, possible elements of a future negotiation scenario, centred upon an Ahtisaari-plus approach, can already be discerned. …more

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Barking up the wrong tree in Bosnia Posted on October 27th, 2009 in Bosnia by TransConflict

Bosnia and Herzegovina has made progress along its road map, but the international community is focusing on the wrong issues. …more

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From Russia with loans Posted on October 21st, 2009 in Serbia by TransConflict

The agreements signed during president Medvedev’s visit to Belgrade not only reinforce Russia’s economic influence over Serbia, but also demonstrate that relations between the two will not be impeded or diminished by Serbia’s accession towards Europe. …more

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The concept of international security and the evolving role of NATO Posted on October 15th, 2009 in Euro-Atlantic Integration by TransConflict

NATO has survived the end of the Cold War by adopting new missions, changing conceptually, taking in new members and by invoking Article Five in response to the challenges posed to global security after September 11th. …more

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The West, Milosevic and the collapse of Yugoslavia – a response to David B. Kanin Posted on May 15th, 2012
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Kosovo – getting to dialogue on the north Posted on May 14th, 2012
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Having realized that the north cannot simply be conquered, the Quint

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The art of debating Posted on May 14th, 2012
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