Competing conceptions of reform in Bosnia
The first in a two-part analysis of constitutional change in Bosnia and Herzegovina, criticising the fallacies which have informed the international community’s attempts to “deal” with the country since the early nineties and examining competing conceptions of reform.
Mostar – a constant reminder
TransConflict is pleased to present a series of photographs exploring the constant reminders of Mostar's tragic past, its present difficulties and the challenges that lie ahead in the still divided town.
Former fighters share similar destinies
Twenty years after the start of the war in the former Yugoslavia, war veterans from across the region continue to face existential challenges on a daily basis, though their respective problems vary from country to country.
Macedonia: erga omnes – dominus?
The Macedonian side should seek clarification and dismissal of the Greek insistence upon erga omnes - ‘towards all’ - since it is invoked without being related to the context and content of the name issue, and is not grounded in any existing framework.
Prospects darken for Kosovo’s Roma refugees
Thousands of Kosovo Roma are still living as refugees in neighbouring Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro, where they face the prospect of permanent statelessness, poverty and social exclusion.
Cricket for change in south Serbia
TransConflict Serbia and the Serbian Cricket Federation – in conjunction with Cricket for Change and the Center for Tolerance and Integration of Southern Serbia – organized an inaugural Street20 Cricket tournament in the main square in Bujanovac, Serbia.
Tuzla – a changing memorial culture for a new vision of Bosnia
A new research film by the European CRIC Research Project analyses the transformation of a city’s cultural heritage to find a more united vision for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Kosovo – northern strategies
Only the US has the leverage to make the Kosovo Albanians come to the table and reach a compromise - one that keeps the north as part of Kosovo, yet not under Pristina - but this will have to be imposed on Pristina.
Using history as a weapon in Yugoslavia
References to often manipulated views of history were designed to create a sense of unity within particular ethnic groups and, at the same time, to present modern day political opponents as long-standing ‘enemies from the past’.
New countries, new views on Tito
Thirty two years after his death, the cult of personality built around Josip Broz Tito in history teaching across the old Yugoslavia has been replaced with narrower, nationalistic interpretations.
Federation under US influence in Iraq and Bosnia-Herzegovina
In neither Bosnia nor Iraq did the Americans anticipate that fragmentation and mutual communal suspicion would trump the power and political engineering of soldiers, diplomats, and the multitude of Western NGOs.
Kosovo – UNMIK refuses Quint gambit
An UNMIK presence in north Mitrovica - and the other three Serb-majority municipalities in the north - is required under UNSCR 1244 and remains the only available means to peacefully preserve the integrity of Kosovo's boundaries as recognized by 1244.
Kosovo – the end of UNSCR 1244?
It is increasingly clear that those working under a UN Security Council mandate for peacekeeping are abandoning that very mandate in order to enforce a "solution" favourable to one side alone.
Another Bosnia and Herzegovina is possible
Following Dusan Babić's assertion that real politics are the only politics that truly matter, Jasmin Mujanović makes the case for why democratic participation can provide a way out from the kleptocracy of ethno-chauvinism and “international administration.”
Bosnia – only real politics matters
In response to Jasmin Mujanović's article, "Jim Crow in Bosnia and Herzegovina", which called for "a genuine popular mobilization”, Dusan Babic argues that real politics are the only politics that truly matter.
Kosovo – time to change the paradigm
With the Quint peacekeepers - KFOR and EULEX - employing force to impose a one-sided regime, the peacekeeping phase has now reached its end and it is time to impose a settlement that clears the way for real peace.
The battle for Mostar
A solution to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s other problems will be difficult to achieve without first securing an agreement between Croats and Bosniaks concerning the town of Mostar, where October's scheduled local elections are to be delayed.
Jim Crow in Bosnia and Herzegovina
As part of an on-going debate over reconciliation and reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jasmin Mujanović argues that only a genuine popular mobilization can reverse the trends that have effectively excluded citizens from the practice of politics.
Genocide (2)
With Serbia's new president, Tomislav Nikolic, taking advantage of the accelerating debasement of the word “genocide”, the US and EU should make it clear that Belgrade’s treatment of Srebrenica is a red line.
Bosnia – I have a dream too
TransConflict hereby presents a response to Jasmin Mujanović's article, "A new narrative – why a ‘Bosnian Spring’ is Bosnia’s only hope", calling for a process of reconciliation and steps to foster a spirit of tolerance.
Europe and the Balkans – a goal worth aspiring to?
TransConflict participated in the TransEuropa festival in London, part of a Europe-wide festival which takes place simultaneously in 14 cities, including Belgrade for the very first time.
A new narrative – why a ‘Bosnian Spring’ is Bosnia’s only hope
TransConflict is pleased to present a response to a recent article by Dusan Babic, entitled 'The war of narratives', which calls for a new narrative and mobilization that challenges the prevailing politics of division and fear.
Kosovo – Pristina’s Potemkin ‘North Kosova’
Pristina's demand that UNMIK close its office in north Mitrovica, combined with attempts to install its own Potemkin administration in its place, constitute a fresh assault on peace and stability.
The war of narratives
Different historical accounts produce different war-inspired and post-war narratives, particularly narratives of victimhood and collectivised guilt, which undermine attempts to foster tolerance and reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Kosovo – Pristina doesn’t really want negotiations on the north
The May 17 arrest of a young Serb employee of UNMIK's north Mitrovica office suggests that the Kosovo Albanians have no intention of accepting a negotiated outcome for the region north of the Ibar River.
