Mitrovica: A Divided City
byMitrovica is a city located in North Kosovo, settled between the Ibar and Sitnica rivers. Since the Kosovo War in 1999, the city is…
Albania
NATO Celebrates 70th Birthday
byNATO started in 1949 with 12 allies and today stands at 29. Working together to prevent conflict and preserve peace. NATO member states: 1949…
The Road to War – Kosovo
byRebellion movements is Kosovo really emerged in 1995 following the Dayton Peace Accords. By 1996, the KLA had taken responsibility for targeted attacks on…
Kosovo Liberation Army
byThe Kosovo Liberation Army, or KLA, was a military organisation comprised of ethnic Albanian’s fighting for separation from Serbia. Background Once upon a time,…
How did Kosovo become a country?
byIn 2008, Kosovo became Europe’s newest country. Kosovo came into existence because of Europe’s most brutal sectarian conflict since WWII. Slobodan Milosevic, nationalist leader…
Balkan Nationalism at the World Cup
byDuring the World Cup 2018, in a match between Switzerland and Serbia, two Swiss footballers of Kosovan origin celebrated their goal by displaying the…
The EU Path To Accession
by“A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans”. This is the name of the new strategy launched by the…
The Bosnian War – April 1992 to April 1993
byBy mid-1992 the Serbs had consolidated their gains, Croats had split from the Bosnians and military intervention was more necessary than ever. Intervention at…
Slobodan Milosevic: The Rise of Nationalism – Part 1
byTo truly understand the conflict in Bosnia and the history of the Balkans following World War II, it is important to analyse the unique…
The Bosnian War – How it all began
byIn the aftermath of the Second World War, the Balkan states of Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, and Macedonia became better known as the…