Time Runs Short for Kosovo to Agree on New President
The deadline for MPs to elect a new head of state expires soon, and a fresh election looms if they do not compromise on a name – or grant Vjosa…
Week in Review: Trades and Betrayals
From European Union accession hopes to ongoing corruption investigations, our selection of Premium stories this week takes a look at the political wheeling and dealing going on behind the scenes…
How Kosovo’s War Shaped One Woman’s Girlhood – and Worldview
‘Girlhood at War’ by Vjosa Musliu is an account of coming of age during the 1998-99 Kosovo war – and how that has shaped her ideas about racial discrimination and…
Letter from Washington: Buying Friends and Finding Common Foes
As Milorad Dodik comes in from the cold, Albanians impress on Trump that they have an enemy in common. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
Hague Trial Puts Kosovo Guerrillas’ Claims of a ‘Just War’ Under Scrutiny
Closing statements in the trial of Hashim Thaci and three other former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders have reignited controversy over allegations that the Hague-based war crimes court is effectively prosecuting…
Week in Review: Bad Omens and Tough Choices
This week’s selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories dissects some of the challenges and difficult choices facing the region. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
‘You Never Really Leave’: How Three Exiles Gave a Kosovo Village New Life
In the third instalment of BIRN’s series about war-displaced refugees’ continuing links to the Balkans, three former journalists from Kosovo explain how they organised a literature festival to bring people…
Kurti’s Majority Does Not Guarantee ‘Easy Ride’ as Kosovo PM, Experts Warn
Albin Kurti was smoothly confirmed as Prime Minister following his party’s election victory in December – but experts still foresee plenty of potential crises for him in office. KAYNAK: Balkan…
When a Home Becomes a School: Recalling Kosovo’s ‘Unique’ Underground Classes
Sixteen years old when his father handed over their house for the underground schooling of Kosovo Albanian children, Fadil Aliu has written a book celebrating the contribution of the parallel…
With No Peace in Sight, Europe’s Ukrainian Refugees Yearn for Home
Four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, some of the Ukrainians who fled the conflict are struggling to integrate in their host countries, while anti-refugee sentiments have risen…