In October Kosovo held the International Women’s Summit – Partnership for Change: Empowering Women.  It was a great event for Kosovo, pulling together local political figures and NGOs and drawing attention to a very important issue.  One of the key outcomes of the summit was the agreement of participants to the Pristina Principles, a set of affirmations and goals…

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Please find below a selection of articles published by TransConflict during October. To read all TransConflict's analysis from throughout the month, please click here.

- Kosovo – time for reconciliation - TransConflict is pleased to present a…

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• The European Union pulled a TV ad from circulation and apologized after many considered it racist. The ad featured several non-Western martial artists who confront a white brunette (symbolizing Europe) with weaponry and ends with her surrounding them.
• President Lukashenka of Belarus…

• European Union leaders confirmed that Herman Van Rompuy will serve a second term as President of the European Council on Thursday. Van Rompuy has served as the President since December 2009.
• A remote-controlled bomb injured 15 police officers and…

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Please find below a selection of articles published by TransConflict during February. To read all TransConflict's analysis from throughout the month, please click here.

- Two concessions, one winner - by David B. Kanin - The recent deal…

• The former foreign secretary of the EU Jack Straw announced that the European Parliament should be abolished after failing to achieve its purpose of bridging the divide between the European people and EU. Straw argued that the body has a “major democratic deficit”  as a poll shows 78% believe their voice doesn’t count in the EU.
• Tens of…

• On Friday, France and Britainagreed to jointly work to develop next-generation unmanned drones as part of their military cooperation.
• The Guardian ran a set of interesting articles detailing Scotland Yard’s…

• Tens of thousands of people took part in rallies across Europe on Saturday to protest against an international anti-piracy agreement they fear will curb their freedom to download movies and music for free and encourage internet surveillance.
• Pro-Europe politician Sauli…

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Please find below a selection of articles published by TransConflict during January. To read all TransConflict's analysis from throughout the month, please click here.

- Congratulations, Kosovo - by David B. Kanin -…

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• The EU is set to restrict the sale of the main active substances needed for lethal injections to the United States. By Friday, the export of sodium thiopental will only be possible with special permission.
• French President Sarkozy said that there are now clearly “two Europes”…

• The top military commander in the US announced that he believes the eurozone is at great risk and warned that any breakup of the bloc could have serious consequences for the Pentagon. He warned of the potential for civil unrest after 26 of the 27 EU countries agreed to forge a tighter fiscal union.
• On Sunday, opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov…

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Please find below a selection of articles published by TransConflict during November. To read all TransConflict's analysis from throughout the month, please click here.

- The Ahtisaari Plan and North Kosovo -…

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TransConflict is pleased to present a new policy paper, entitled ‘The Ahtisaari Plan and North Kosovo’, authored by Gerard Gallucci, the former UN Regional Representative in Mitrovica. The paper is available in English, Serbian and Albanian, respectively, through one of the following links:

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”Who needs facts if a good story is available?” (Ari Rusila)

A few weeks ago I…

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Please find below a selection of articles published by TransConflict during October. To read all TransConflict's analysis from throughout the month, please click here.

- Kosovo – compromise over customs now -…