Please, no more Western Balkan summits
The EU engages in empty diplomatic theater while Balkan disputes fester and the war in Ukraine highlights “Europe’s” limits. By David B. Kanin... Read More
Please colonize us.
Balkan Westernizers avoid a post-Imperial world. By David B. Kanin Not long ago, I took part in a conversation about the long-running soap opera... Read More
Everything comes to an end: how the DPS lost power in Montenegro
There was no one single factor that brought the DPS down. As with most tectonic social and political changes, the reality is more complex and... Read More
Church, state, and rock and roll
Montenegro’s controversial law on religion is – unusually for Milo Djukanovic – a poorly thought through mistake. By David B. Kanin My son went... Read More
Spinning Russia in the Balkans
Bismarck had warned at the close of the Congress of Berlin in 1878 that the next war in Europe would probably result from “some damn... Read More
Corruption in the Balkans is impeding EU membership
Addressing the problem of corruption in the Balkans is central to the EU’s geostrategic interests as well as the Balkans’ future wellbeing within the EU... Read More
Lexical issues and the fading Western project in the Balkans
Diplomatic jargon obstructs understanding of problems to be overcome and construction of the means of overcoming them.
The Balkan treadmill
The last thing the region needs is more “attention” from the European Union.
The Balkans and the latest twists in Transatlantic decline
Given Brexit and Trump, the relationship between Putin and Merkel increasingly will provide the fulcrum of Balkan – and European – security.
Abdic, Dodik, Djukanovic, Etc…
Whatever happens patronage, not notional civic politics, will remain the bedrock structure of political, economic, and social organization in the Balkans—and not just the Balkans.... Read More
A hole in democracy
In the Balkans, the impermanence of borders and states and entrenched social and economic informality work against academic and official theories of formal institution building.
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 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
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part nine
TransConflict is pleased to present part nine 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 eight
TransConflict is pleased to present part eight of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which “aims... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part seven
TransConflict is pleased to present part seven of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which “aims... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part six
TransConflict is pleased to present part six of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”, which “aims... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part five
TransConflict is pleased to present part five of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”,... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995 – part four
TransConflict is pleased to present part four 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 three
TransConflict is pleased to present part three 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 two
TransConflict is pleased to present part two of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995”,... Read More
Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995
TransConflict is pleased to present a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled Ethnic cleansing and war crimes, 1991-1995″, which “aims at... Read More
The former Yugoslavia – independence and the fate of minorities – part thirteen
TransConflict is pleased to present the thirteenth part of a chapter of “Confronting the Yugoslav controversies – a scholars’ initiative”, entitled “Independence and the Fate of... Read More
