The Road to War – Kosovo
Rebellion movements is Kosovo really emerged in 1995 following the Dayton Peace Accords. By 1996, the KLA had taken responsibility for targeted attacks on…
KLA Aftermath & Post war issues
At the end of the war in Kosovo the Serb and Yugoslav forces were removed. The UN deployed a multinational peacekeeping force into Kosovo…
Kosovo Liberation Army
The Kosovo Liberation Army, or KLA, was a military organisation comprised of ethnic Albanian’s fighting for separation from Serbia. Background Once upon a time,…
Kosovo and Serbia Border Corrections
The self-declared independent country of Kosovo has a turbulent past for the past 30 years. Whilst the United States and the majority of the…
How did Kosovo become a country?
In 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
During the World Cup 2018, in a match between Switzerland and Serbia, two Swiss footballers of Kosovan origin celebrated their goal by displaying the…
The European Union Police Mission for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Since the Dayton Peace Accords were signed in 1995, the EU has been involved in the stabilisation of Bosnia. The European Union Police Mission…
What’s in a Name? The Republic of North Macedonia
The political name dispute between The Republic of Macedonia and Greece has been prevalent since WWII but reignited with new vigor after the break-up…
Radislav Krstic – The First Person Convicted of Genocide by the ICTY
Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff and eventually Major General of the Bosnian Serb Army. In 1998 Radislav Krstic was indicted for war crimes by…
Ethnic Discord between Bosnian Serb Nationalists and Muslims – Riots in Trebinje and Banja Luka
In May 2001 Bosnian Serb nationalists were involved in rioting and violence aimed at Muslims in Trebinje, and Banja Luka in an effort to…