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



- Kosovo - partitioning what from what? - by Gerard Gallucci - Though partition is far from the best way to resolve the Kosovo question, it is a political option for Kosovo as part of a final status resolution and has been used by one side… Continue

Originally published at - http://www.transconflict.com/News/2009/July/Precarious_Presevo.php



The second serious incident in the space of a week in the Preševo Valley region of southern Serbia has re-enforced the need for ethnic Albanian politicians to strengthen their involvement in the work of the Coordination Body for the Municipalities of Preševo, Bujanovac and Medvedja



By Ian Bancroft



An explosion in a mainly Serb-populated neighbourhood of the predominantly… Continue

Originally posted at - http://www.transconflict.com/News/2009/July/Simmering_Tensions_In_The_South.php



A grenade attack on the Gendarmerie near Bujanovac, in southern Serbia, has exposed the fragility of the region and the need for tangible steps to improve relations between the security infrastructure and the various local communities.



By Ian Bancroft



A grenade attack on Thursday morning in the village of Lucane, near Bujanovac, which left two members of the… Continue

Originally posted at - http://www.transconflict.com/News/2009/July/Indexing_peace.php



Whilst the Global Peace Index for 2009 shows that the world has become slightly less peaceful in the past year, each respective country of the Western Balkans has enjoyed a marked improvement compared to 2008



By Ian Bancroft



The third edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI) has concluded that the world has become slightly less peaceful in the past year; primarily due to the… Continue

Originally published at - http://www.transconflict.com/News/2009/June/Evading_the_Rule_of_Law.php



The failure to extradite Agim Ceku, the former prime minister of Kosovo, represents a further blow to international law and good neighbourly relations in the Western Balkans.



By Ian Bancroft



The refusal of the Bulgarian authorities to extradite Kosovo's former prime minister, Agim Çeku, to Serbia, against the recommendations of Amnesty International and despite both… Continue

Originally published at - http://www.transconflict.com/News/2009/June/Financial_Folly.php



The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's failure to implement public spending reductions is jeopardizing the country's stand-by agreement with the IMF.



By Ian Bancroft



Following the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina's failure to implement a series of reforms designed to curb public spending, particularly social transfers, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has… Continue

Originally posted at: http://www.transconflict.com/News/2009/June/Economic_(re)integration_Versus_Protectionism.php



An agreement on economic co-operation between Serbia and Republika Srpska stands in stark contrast to protectionist measures passed by the parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina



By Ian Bancroft



Following the signing of an agreement on economic co-operation between Serbia and Republika Srpska on Monday 15th June by Serbia's minister of economy and… Continue

The success of subsidiarity



Originally published at - http://www.transconflict.com/News/2009/June/The_success_of_subsidiarity.php



Whilst the issue of devolution and decentralisation continues to cause controversy and conjecture throughout the Western Balkans, a new report concludes that regions with more powers and competencies are economically more successful.



By Ian Bancroft



An independent study, entitled 'From Subsidiarity to Success: The Impact of… Continue