Monday Briefing from the Balkans: February 2, 2026
Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Week in Review: Plots, Twists and Chaos
Expecting the unexpected seems to be the name of the game in both global politics and the domestic politics of the region, as 2026 kicks off with a few unexpected…
‘That Day, The War Started’: Bosnian Cameraman’s Chilling Footage of Kosovo Killing
Sarajevo cameraman Sulejman Mulaomerovic recalls filming the killing of a 16-year-old Albanian girl in Kosovo in 1990 and the ripple-effects that followed. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Kosovo’s ‘Board of Peace’ Moment: Desperation Posing as Strategy?
Still locked out of the EU, the UN and NATO, Kosovo grabbed an opportunity to gain multilateral relevance by signing up to Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’, however uncertain the…
Serbian Historian’s Life of Resistance Comes Full Circle
Serbian historian and anti-war activist Dubravka Stojanovic compares student protests against Slobodan Milosevic in 1996 with the anti-government demonstrations of today. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Letter from Washington: Trump Scores Big on Small Balkan Playing Field
Keen to show loyalty to the US president, some Balkan states signed up to Donald Trump’s contentious ‘Board of Peace’. Others, meanwhile, are looking to the US for new business…
Truckers Across Western Balkans Block Borders Over New EU Travel Rules
Freight operators from Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and North Macedonia block goods traffic at border crossings, protesting over new EU EES rules that limit their stay in the Schengen area to…
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: January 26, 2026
Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Election Rout Spurs Calls for ‘Radical’ Reform of Kosovo Opposition
People and policies need to change in Kosovo’s major opposition parties if they are to challenge the dominance of Albin Kurti’s Vetevendosje, experts say. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Kosovo Detains 109 Suspected of Election Vote-Tampering
Kosovo police held 109 suspects as part of a major operation in Prizren municipality related to allegations of fraud in the December 28 parliamentary elections. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight