Kosovo – the defenestration of Oliver Ivanovic
Oliver Ivanovic is today a political prisoner being held as a result of an unholy – and rather short-sighted – alliance between the internationals, Belgrade... Read More
Dediscoursification – how discursive attitudes cause wars
TransConflict is pleased to present extracts from Dražen Pehar’s book, ‘Dediscoursification – how discursive attitudes cause wars’, the key contention of which is that the attitude to... Read More
Bosnia-Herzegovina – 20 years later, a new political class emerges
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s new political class seems to accept that a unified country remains more of an ideal than a reality, yet are far from... Read More
Documenta – Center for Dealing with the Past from Croatia
TransConflict is pleased to showcase the work of Documenta – Center for Dealing with the Past, from Croatia, a member of the Global Coalition for... Read More
Conflict and intervention – the role of multilateralism
There are five good reasons for the major powers – especially the US – to commit themselves to consensus decisions on multilateral intervention achieved through... Read More
Lessons of the Balkan refugee crisis
The EU keeps reminding the countries of the region that 20 years after the end of the Balkan wars, the progress achieved in terms of... Read More
The asterisk gets bigger
Kosova’s defeat at UNESCO was as decisive as it was narrow because its stunted sovereignty leaves Pristina no room for error.
Coercive Utopia
The European Union is an obstacle to Balkan Development. The desire to get into the European Union is an even bigger obstacle.
What it means to be a woman and a survivor of war in Kosovo
Social stigma, spotty enforcement of inheritance laws, and inconsistent government policies have all made things harder for female survivors of war in Kosovo, when what... Read More
Between Russia and the west
Dysfunctionality in Serbia and Bosnia reflects the larger economic conflict between Russia and the west.
Entering a fracture zone
The refugees in the park in Belgrade seem to be part of a fracture zone that is becoming increasingly easy to trace; across Greece, Macedonia... Read More
The road to Srebrenica – the West’s (non)response
It has been 20 years since the Srebrenica Massacre and the cheerleaders of the West’s intervention were everywhere to be seen during the recent commemorations.... Read More
Bosnia’s plenums – a missed opportunity?
The protests in Bosnia last year were portrayed as the beginning of a ‘Bosnian spring’. However, the potential and pitfalls of popular movements need analyzing... Read More
Peace and reconciliation – the perils of mistranslation
A mistranslation of an important point of Bill Clinton’s speech during the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide not only betrayed the actual intent of... Read More
One million bones – the road to Srebrenica
The Post-Conflict Research Center brought 100,000 bones to the site of the Srebrenica genocide to mark its 20th anniversary. Co-founder Leslie Woodward discusses the inspiration for... Read More
Women of Kosovo – a mirage of freedom and equality
A female President and political discourse that trades in ‘gender equality’ can’t paper over the continued corrosive effects of patriarchy in Kosovo, from property law... Read More
Reappraising Western failures during the break-up of Yugoslavia
As we approach the sad day of 20 years on from the Srebrenica massacre, it has become – unsurprisingly – the object of much reappraisal... Read More
Mothers of Srebrenica – the fight for truth and justice
After 20 years, the Mothers of Srebrenica are continuing their fight for truth and justice. Chloé Gaillard and Marion Pineau met with Zumra Sehomerović, who... Read More
Negotiating the release of Macedonia’s captured state
Fred Halliday proposed to recharge International Relations theory with central themes and concepts of classical sociology. This implied going below the level of realist interstate geopolitics... Read More
The Center for Peacebuilding (CIM) from Bosnia-Herzegovina
TransConflict is pleased to showcase the work of the Center for Peacebuilding (CIM) from Bosnia-Herzegovina, a member of the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Macedonia – anatomy of a crisis
Like putting a plaster on a wound that has not been cleaned, an EU-mediated deal to stabilise (but not necessarily democratise) the country is being... Read More
A window into women’s experiences in Kosovo
Isa Qosja’s latest film ‘Three Windows and a Hanging’ sensitively explores the taboo subject of the aftermath of war rape in Kosovo.
Yugoslavia, Syria and Iraq – lessons learnable?
The demise of Yugoslavia has several important lessons for other divided contexts. First, if you want to maintain the stability of internally divided states, it... Read More
Inertia, violence, inertia
Balkan communities have little hope of escaping the treadmill they are on unless the turn away from the EU, US, Russia, and other outside “helpers”... Read More
Leaving Serbia and Kosovo to settle things themselves?
The EU may just leave it to Serbia and Kosovo by sorting out their economic relations – opportunities exist for Serbia to play a significant... Read More