7 May 2013
by Marko Prelec
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By Marko Prelec, Balkans Project Director, @mprelec The 19 April agreement between Kosovo and Serbia is an earthquake in Balkan politics: the ground lurched, familiar landmarks toppled, the aftershocks are still rumbling and the new contours are only slowly emerging. … Continue reading
1 February 2013
by Marko Prelec
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Over the past few weeks, tensions have been growing in southern Serbia’s Albanian-majority Preševo Valley, spilling over the border into Serb majority communities in Kosovo and putting at risk the EU mediated Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, which looks poised to make a … Continue reading
13 February 2012
by Marko Prelec
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My Crisis Group colleagues and I drove up to Serb-held northern Kosovo on Thursday, and crossed into Serbia (briefly). In short, everything has changed, though no one has announced any change at all. The worst winter in living memory, which … Continue reading
24 November 2011
by Sabine Freizer
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Last night, northern Kosovo saw public protests take another dark turn, with a potent mix of tear gas, rocks and batons, earth-moving equipment and armed soldiers, leaving scores injured, counting twenty-one NATO (KFOR) troops, now added to recent casualties that … Continue reading
19 September 2011
by Marko Prelec
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What country are you in, and how do you know? Until recently, the answer to that question in North Kosovo was a matter of personal choice. Serbs thought they were in Serbia. They could cross what they called the “administrative … Continue reading