Kosovo – who does the ISG speak for?(Gerard Gallucci, Transconflict) Friday, January 27, 2012 With the ISG saying it plans to leave by the end of 2012, even whilst outstanding issues – including the north – remain, the UN must be prepared to play an essential buffering role between the two sides in the status dispute. ... |
Kosovo – an opportunity for agreement on the north?(Gerard M. Gallucci, TransConflict) Wednesday, January 25, 2012 The recent “four-point proposal” by Serbia’s president, Boris Tadic, may provide the foundation for a lasting solution; one that could be accommodated within the framework of the Ahtisaari Plan. ... |
EU fiasco: the case of Kosovo’s Central Bank(Lorenzo Capussela) Wednesday, January 25, 2012 On January 11 EULEX dimissed all the corruption charges against Hashim Rexhepi, former governor of the Central Bank of Kosovo. Rexhepi's case, however, unearthed serious concernes about the EU Mission's administration of justice. ... |
Kosovo – if EULEX leaves, then what?(Gerard M. Gallucci, TransConflict) Thursday, January 19, 2012 The departure of EULEX from Kosovo would leave a vacuum in the international framework for rule of law which – in the absence of changes to UN Security Council Resolution 1244 – the UN would be required to fill. ... |
Kosovo – what 2012 might bring(Gerard Gallucci, Transconflict) Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Though various factors suggest a strong effort to remove north Kosovo as an element of contention between Serbia and the West, the possibility of continued stalemate remains and the danger of renewed conflict cannot be excluded. ... |
Serbia and the EU – who needs who?(Gerard M. Gallucci, TransConflict) Tuesday, December 13, 2011 Though the EU – seemingly motivated by the US and “led” by Germany – rejected Serbia’s candidacy over its continued “refusal” to surrender Kosovo, it is increasingly apparent that the EU needs the Balkans inside even more than the Balkans needs to get inside. ... |
Kosovo – separate tracks(Gerard M. Gallucci, TransConflict) Wednesday, November 09, 2011 It is increasingly apparent that the respective parties – including the Quint – are talking past each other and reacting more to what has happened, rather than what might be done to move away from conflict. ... |
Kosovo – whose reality?(Milos Subotic, TransConflict) Sunday, October 23, 2011 Though Kosovo Serbs have been called upon to accept the ‘reality’ of an independent Kosovo, it is the reality of past and present experience that continues to motivate their peaceful resistance. ... |
Kosovo – NATO moving towards another confrontation?(Gerard Gallucci, TransConflict) Tuesday, October 18, 2011 With KFOR’s extended deadline for the Serbs to remove the barricades in the north set to expire, there is a distinct possibility of violence should the use of force once again prevail over dialogue and status neutrality. ... |
Kosovo – Quint policy bankruptcy(Gerard Gallucci, TransConflict) Friday, October 14, 2011 With support for EU membership in Serbia dropping, the Kosovo Albanians refusing to compromise and no sign that Serbs in the north are ready to surrender, it remains far from clear what the Quint’s Plan B may be. ... |
