Tales from Herzeg-Bosna – the trial of the Prlic defendants
By highlighting again the atrocities of the war in Herzeg-Bosna, and by pinning liability for grave crimes upon some of that war’s leaders, the Hague... Read More
Learning from our leaders – when conflict breeds conflict
The history of violence and issues of political suppression is well known in Zimbabwe, but are these issues magnified through a process of emulation by... Read More
Turkey’s future in Europe
With a relative thaw in relations between Ankara and Paris on EU accession, prospects look better for Turkey’s EU membership, though significant challenges remain.
Teaching conflict transformation to youth – preparing the world’s future leaders
While incorporating conflict resolution concepts into education is blossoming, now is the perfect time to extend this type of education to all corners of the world,... Read More
Kosovo – what role will US combat troops play in the north?
While sending US combat troops to Kosovo may be just a benefit of drawdowns elsewhere, the Germans, Americans and Austrians – the three largest national... Read More
Kosovo Serbs, Serbian nationalist intellectuals, and officials of the Milošević Regime – part two
The consolidation of support for the social movement among Kosovo Serbs and the efforts of Milošević to break the resistance of Kosovo’s officials to the... Read More
Transitional Justice Strategy for Bosnia and Herzegovina
The strategy is a comprehensive framework for dealing with the legacy of human rights violations and war crimes, to build the foundations of a peaceful... Read More
“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got”
There needs to be a re-assessment of who is brought to the table in efforts to build and develop relationships. To move beyond the constant... Read More
Multiculturalism in Kosovo – the case of the historic centre of Prizren
The cultural heritage of Prizren has long been one of peaceful coexistence, yet various political agendas – both international and domestic – have chosen to... Read More
Fear and loathing in Kosovo
The conflict over the north has been – and remains – zero sum. No matter what the Kosovo Albanians say to their internationals, the local... Read More
Kosovo – the truth will set the Serbs in the north free
The status quo in the north is neither stable nor productive. Whatever responsibility Albanians have, Serbs must accept their own responsibility for the lack of... Read More
Bosnia and Herzegovina today – the view from Tuzla
In spite of the demographic turbulence that Bosnia and Herzegovina has endured, Tuzla has remained largely multi-ethnic in composition, with Bosniaks (Bosnian Muslims), Croats and... Read More
Agreement between Kosovo and Serbia
The agreement is an important step in the direction of establishing good-neighbourly relations between the two countries, although it does not determine the ultimate success... Read More
Reclaiming activism
It’s time to reclaim activism. It’s time to reassert some of the fundamental principles that made activism an honorable vocation and practice.
Kosovo Serbs, Serbian nationalist intellectuals, and officials of the Milošević Regime
This mobilization of the Kosovo Serbs played an important part in the political struggles in late socialist Yugoslavia. Many specialists claim that the mobilization of various... Read More
Kosovo – more negotiations
For progress to be made, there needs to be a second set of negotiations, this time with the northern Kosovo Serbs. As long as they... Read More
Reinventing bridges
The call for submissions for the fourth edition of the Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival is now open. After three successive years of receiving... Read More
Serbia and Russia – far right friendships?
Whilst some may be tempted to use radical, far right organizations as proxies for their daily political goals, they would be wise to remember that... Read More
Bosnian Serb secession – could it ever happen?
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s political geography creates a perpetual propensity for the country to spin apart, and at the current time nobody has a realistic plan... Read More
Sexual violence as a peacetime-wartime continuum
Wartime gender-based violence is proof of a prevalent undercurrent of gender discrimination in peacetime; a fact that is often overlooked in the strategies developed to... Read More
Systemic peacebuilding, conflict transformation and post-war recovery and reconciliation
TransConflict is pleased to recommend the June 10-14th Advanced Certificate Programme (ACP) on Systemic Peacebuilding, Conflict Transformation and Post-War Recovery and Reconciliation (PCTR) delivered by... Read More
Kosovo – Belgrade moving too fast?
The pace of events over the north should not be dictated by getting an EU date in June. That’s just not a reasonable amount of... Read More
Reasons and causes of Serbian migration from Kosovo
The reasons for migrations were manifold, but public opinion believed them to be fear, pressure, inequality, and the failure of legislation to protect people and... Read More
International criminal law – justice or mirage?
It is indefensible to ignore the debate on international criminal law, all the more when the pretext for doing so involves relying upon the misery... Read More
