Dear All,

TransConflict is pleased to present two new articles by Gerard Gallucci, the former UN Regional Representative in Mitrovica, on the conditions Serbia will likely have to meet in order to progress towards membership of the EU:

- Kosovo – the EU demands surrender - by accepting Berlin’s ‘Kosovo conditions’ for…

Dear All,

TransConflict is pleased to present two proposals that could provide the basis for a compromise solution to the north of Kosovo:

- Kosovo – a possible compromise on customs and the North - by Gerard Gallucci - Finding a compromise solution on customs and the North – one that would…

Dear All,

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

- Kosovo – KFOR-EULEX violence and a…

Dear All,

In light of the escalation of violence in north Kosovo in recent days, please find below links to two new articles by Gerard Gallucci, the former UN Regional Representative in Mitrovica:

- Kosovo – KFOR-EULEX violence and a cover-up? - It seems clear that KFOR and EULEX were responsible for the initiation and escalation…

Dear All,

TransConflict is pleased to present two commentaries exploring what may happen next in Kosovo, particularly with respect to the north:

- Kosovo – EULEX and status neutral customs - by Gerard Gallucci - with KFOR clearly acting in violation of its UN Security Council mandate in supporting Pristina’s…

The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) is a relatively new international security and human rights norm to address international community's failure to prevent and stop genocides, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against…

"If the Balkans find that too many obstacles are strewn about the road to Brussels, they may well be tempted to set out on the shorter road to Istanbul"

(Misha Glenny, Balkan political analyst)…

Dear All,

Please find below links to a selection of articles published by TransConflict throughout December:

- Serbia’s Sandzak at odds with Belgrade - by Justin Vela - calls for greater autonomy for Sandžak – particularly by the head of the Islamic Community in Serbia, Mufti Muamer Zukorlic – continue to place…

At the death of U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke, there is no end to the praise. Obama, CNN and Wesley Clarke are out of all proportions. Tiny fact like these are left aside:

1) Holbrooke gave the green light for the Kwangju massacre on South Korean students 1980.

2) He undermined non-violent Dr. Rugova in Kosovo by helping the murky US -defined terrorists of the Kosovo Liberation Army to take over.

3) He was a prime mover in the expansion of NATO after the Cold…

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• Vincenc Fisas of the School for a Culture of Peace released his report on the progress of peace processes in the third quarter of 2010. Sudan, Chad, the Western Sahara, Myanmar talks with the NLD, China-Tibet talks, Israeli-Palestinian talks and Yemen were all listed as progressing poorly in their respective peace…

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• Are women in war-torn countries faring any better today than they did a decade ago? The UNFPA's 2010 State of World Population report, released on Wednesday attempted to answer this question inconclusively. The report suggests taking a broader look at the relationships between women and conflict, paying special attention to the…