Ian Bancroft's Blog – July 2009 Archive (3)

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