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Bosnia remains a country divided by contrasting histories and narratives about the war. Mladić is a symbolic reminder of this.
Female tortoises are bearing the brunt of the brutal behaviour of their male counterparts, who are regularly pushing them off cliffs in North Macedonia.
Paracetamol has been detected in rivers around the world.
For almost a year, Serb demonstrators have called for the ouster of the increasingly authoritarian president.
The wheels of international justice grind exceedingly slowly and will never be sufficient on their own to bring about lasting change.
The fragile 30-year peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina is under threat from Serbian nationalists.
Take a world tour of monsters, from vampires in Serbia and giants in Cornwall to festivals of dragons in Bavaria and werewolves in Louisiana.
The EU has mostly stayed silent since the protests began.
Attempts to establish justice too early may complicate efforts to achieve peace.
Tension in the western Balkans, which has been troubled by ethnic tensions since the wars of the 1990s, is becoming an increasing concern for the EU and Nato.
Europe should not ignore the importance of Serbia as a Russian ally.
Kosovo is under pressure from the US and EU to give in to some of Serbia’s demands.
The fragility of peace settlements in the Balkans provides a cautionary tale. US and EU policymakers may inadvertently make matters worse by acceding to the aggressor’s territorial ambitions.
Serbia’s nationalist government seeks re-election. If it succeeds, Europe may be poised for renewed war in the Balkans.
Mass forced movement of people has been used in conflicts to serve three goals: population control, territorial expansion and as a sorting mechanism. All three could be in play in Gaza.
A key meeting is being held in the Balkans as the EU and US seek to resolve regional tension, partly stoked by pro-Russian forces.
Ahtisaari’s role in Namibia was crucial. But he left a major legacy in pursuing peace in various places of conflict in his later life too.
The U.S. and the EU have neglected the Balkans, hoping that the allure of EU integration would be enough to placate Serbia and other countries. It was not.
Commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s 2023 state of the union speech saw her press for expansion for the union’s own good.
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Lecturer in Law, King's College London
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Reader in International Relations, University of Westminster
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Docteur en science politique, Université Lille 2, spécialiste des Balkans, Université de Lille
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Associate Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
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Professor in Law, Griffith University
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Teaching Fellow in Defence, Development and Diplomacy, Durham University
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Professor of Transitional Justice and International Criminal Law, University of Birmingham
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PhD student, Anthropology, University of Manitoba
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer, Law School, University of Southampton
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Marie Curie Intra-European Fellow at the Institute of History, Leiden University
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Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Reconciliation and Peacebuilding, University of Winchester
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Professor, Lancaster Law School, Lancaster University
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Professor of the Practice of International Relations, Boston University
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Professor in International Law, Bournemouth University