Kosovo Archives - Robert Lansing Institute

Assessing the economic and political costs of Kosovo’s cooling relations with the U.S.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine not only reshaped the global order but also altered the trajectory of international relations. The stability of Europe was shattered on February 24, 2022, when…

February 14, 2025Kosovo, Serbia, USA

Democracy Governance

Elections in Kosovo will not produce a stable government

Although the counting of conditional votes is still ongoing, particularly those from diaspora, the February 9 parliamentary elections have already revealed significant challenges. The Central Electoral Commission faced major technical…

February 11, 2025Kosovo

Democracy Governance

Big challenges await the new government of Kosovo

Kosovo is just days away from its first regular parliamentary elections since declaring independence in 2008. Scheduled for Sunday, February 9, the elections were set by President Vjosa Osmani. After…

February 7, 2025Kosovo

Conflict Geopolitics Governance

Vučić’s ‘wishlist’ for Kosovo: A year after Serbia’s failed attempt to annex northern Mitrovica

A few days before the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attack in Banjska, which resulted in the death of a Kosovo police sergeant and three Serbian attackers affiliated with the…

September 25, 2024Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Conflict

Vucic’s maneuver to stay with and against the West by destabilizing Kosovo

Last month, CIA Director William Burns visited three Western Balkan countries—Bosnia andHerzegovina, Serbia, and Kosovo—where the potential for serious conflict remains high. This visit wasintended underscore critical issues facing the…

September 13, 2024Kosovo, Serbia

Geopolitics War crimes

Vucic Concerned: The UN Assembly Votes in Favor of the Resolution for the Srebrenica Genocide

A few days after the Srebrenica massacre in 1995, the Serbian regime issued a shocking statement threatening the international community and the citizens of Bosnia: "If you bomb us, for…

May 24, 2024Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia

Conflict

Vucic threatens Kosovo, gives an ultimatum to the international community

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s recent threats towards Kosovo, accompanied by an ultimatum to the international community, mark a concerning escalation in tensions within the Western Balkans. Motivated by recent events…

March 26, 2024Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Intelligence ops

Russia planning for armed conflict between Serbia and Kosovo

Russia is set to launch an armed uprising in Serbia, to incite Belgrade into invading Kosovo. With Putin re-elected, the Security Council’s Head Nikolai Patrushev is still in charge of…

March 22, 2024Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

Geopolitics Governance

Serbia challenges NATO, by threatening Kosovo

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic showed its arrogance during recent discussions with NATO Secretary General on his diplomatic tour across the Western Balkans. In a joint meeting in Belgrade at the…

December 18, 2023Kosovo, NATO, Serbia

Conflict Governance

Vucic showed again that he is not interested in the European agenda

There is no longer a dilemma that the terrorist attack on September 24 originated in Serbia. Kosovo Police have presented a lots of evidences of this, but an international investigation is required…

October 11, 2023Kosovo, Serbia

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