Balkans

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Order from Chaos

Shadows of the past threaten Europe’s shared future

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Monday, December 30, 2019

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Future Development

Bridging the productivity gap

Elwyn Davies, Hilda Shijaku, and Christoph Ungerer

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

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International Affairs

The Old World and the Middle Kingdom

Julianne Smith and Torrey Taussig

Foreign Affairs September/October 2019

Participants and riot police stand in front of the Serbian Parliament building in Belgrade September 27, 2013. Serbia's government banned a weekend gay pride march for the third consecutive year on Friday, citing the threat of violence from right-wing hooligans, in a move that sparked protests by gay activists and criticism from the European Union. Around 200 gay activists waving rainbow flags and banners that read "This is Pride" gathered outside Prime Minister Ivica Dacic's government office before walking to parliament flanked by riot police. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (SERBIA - Tags: SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CRIME LAW) - GM1E99S0J6801

Future Development

What’s best for fiscal policy in the Western Balkans—rules or discretion?

Edith Kikoni, Sanja Madzarevic-Sujster, Linda Van Gelder, and Gallina A. Vincelette

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Reports

Report

Linking Peace, Security and Durable Solutions in a Multi-Ethnic Society: The Case of Kosovo

Maria Derks-Normandin

Friday, September 5, 2014

Report

Incorporating Protection into Humanitarian Action: Approaches and Limits

Elizabeth Ferris and Chareen Stark

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Report

When Displacement Ends: A Framework for Durable Solutions

Saturday, September 1, 2007

Report

The Case for Soft Partition in Iraq

Edward P. Joseph and Michael E. O’Hanlon

Friday, June 1, 2007

Report

The Consequences of Kosovo

John D. Steinbruner

Monday, March 1, 1999

Blog Posts

Employees works at a recycling factory in Belgrade, Serbia, February 28, 2019. Picture taken February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Marko Djurica - RC1F23F0C560

Future Development

A low-wage, high-tax trap in the Western Balkans

Mihail Arandarenko

Friday, March 22, 2019

Kosovar labourers harvest potatoes on a field in the village of Pestova, northwest of Prishtina September 23, 2013. The village celebrates Potato Day on October 1 by harvesting potatoes and selling them to a local potato chip factory to support a still fragile economy. Picture taken September 23, 2013. REUTERS/Hazir Reka (KOSOVO - Tags: AGRICULTURE BUSINESS SOCIETY) - GM1E9A1171U01

Future Development

Job opportunities for youth in Kosovo: 2 steps forward, 1 step back?

Mihail Arandarenko and Stefanie Brodmann

Thursday, March 14, 2019

An employee of clothing retailer Arena Modna Kuca sews in the company's factory in the Adriatic town of Pula July 1, 2014. Picture taken July 1, 2014. To match Special Report BALKANS-SALARIES/ REUTERS/Antonio Bronic (CROATIA - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY TEXTILE) - GM1EA7A0T0S01

Future Development

How economic integration can increase living standards in the Western Balkans

Christoph Ungerer, Marco Hernandez, and Gallina A. Vincelette

Monday, November 19, 2018

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