Croatia and Serbia – a missed opportunity for the ICJ
The International Court of Justice has chose to remain confined within the dictates of the 1948 Genocide Convention, instead of expanding its scope through proactive judicial activism.... Read More
Law and genocide – lessons from the Balkans
An appreciation of the limitations of legal process in passing historical judgments may well have been uppermost in the minds of the Judges of the... Read More
Serbia and Kosovo – businesswomen as drivers of change
TransConflict Serbia and Democracy for Development (D4D) from Kosovo organized a conference in Belgrade, entitled “Opportunities and Challenges in Business Cooperation between Serbian and Kosovan* Businesswomen –... Read More
Serbia and Kosovo – businesswomen as drivers of change – in pictures
TransConflict Serbia and Democracy for Development (D4D) are pleased to present a selection of photographs from a conference in Belgrade, entitled “Opportunities and Challenges in Business Cooperation... Read More
Ethnicised justice and dealing with the past in ex-Yugoslavia
There was much hope in the international community that the Hague war-crimes tribunal on former Yugoslavia, allied to domestic proceedings, could point the region to... Read More
Running out of room on Kosovo
Serbia faces an existential choice in the next months between finally entering Europe or being left out in the cold. Room to avoid such a... Read More
The Association of Kosovo Serb Municipalities – a Republika Srpska or a Non-Governmental Organization?
Disagreements persist about whether the Association of Serb-majority Municipalities in Kosovo should be a non-governmental organization aiming to facilitate cooperation between Serb-majority municipalities in specific... Read More
Ancient discontent between Serbs and Albanians – why real and imagined stories matter today
Balkan history is the telling and remembering of stories passed down through generations. Whether these stories are true or imagined, they are what construct Albanian... Read More
Vojislav Šešelj – time capsule
Seselj-watchers of all ages would be well-served to see in his contorted face the kind of mis-directed passion that kills countries, poisons communities, and leaves... Read More
The spectre of nationalism in the modern Balkans
Although the history of the Western Balkans has a cyclical quality, one thing has changed. The region’s quarrelsome peoples have been separated politically, which means... Read More
Kosovo status – carpe diem?
Several important factors provide the context for smart, collective planning and action in the benefit of all the peoples of Kosovo and led by the northern... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part eighteen
TransConflict is pleased to present part eighteen of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part seventeen
TransConflict is pleased to present part seventeen of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which... Read More
Greater Serbia and Greater Albania do not exist – the myth of bad Serb-Albanian relations
The incidents during the recent football match between Serbia and Albania and the fall-out with attacks against bakeries owned by real (and presumed) Kosovo Albanians... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part sixteen
TransConflict is pleased to present part sixteen of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which... Read More
Five more inconvenient truths about Kosovo
Though Kosovo’s relations with the Serbian government in Belgrade have certainly improved and a series of agreements reached in April 2013 under EU mediation committed both sides... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part fifteen
TransConflict is pleased to present part fifteen of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which... Read More
The dynamics of European Enlargement – the Western Balkans case
The dual question of statehood and state capacity is a specific feature of South East Europe and encourages the search for a modified, adapted approach to... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part fourteen
TransConflict is pleased to present part fourteen of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which... Read More
Serbia – back to the future
One irony of Vladimir Putin’s visit to Belgrade is that it coincides with increasing talk of regional reconciliation in the Balkans. Yet the problem with... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part thirteen
TransConflict is pleased to present part thirteen of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which... Read More
Empowering female entrepreneurs in Serbia and Kosovo
TransConflict Serbia and Democracy for Development (D4D) from Kosovo – with the support of the British Embassies in Belgrade and Pristina, respectively – organized a conference in... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part twelve
TransConflict is pleased to present part twelve of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part eleven
TransConflict is pleased to present part eleven of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part ten
TransConflict is pleased to present part ten of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which... Read More
