Janine Natalya Clark, University of Birmingham Hashim Thaçi, the former president of Kosovo and a founding member of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), has been described as “one of the... read more →
Ronald Niezen, University of San Diego Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was reminiscent of wars long past, where a country invades another with little provocation. But there are... read more →
Media organizations throughout the Balkans have used World Press Freedom day to highlight major press freedom concerns. The organizations have called on authorities to address rising threats to journalists, treat... read more →
Caleb Wheeler, Cardiff University Within days of the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Criminal Court (ICC) opened an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity... read more →
The Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague has published a more detailed version of the indictment of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, including more details of the war crimes and... read more →
Gianmarco Daniele, Bocconi University The arrest of Matteo Messina Denaro, one of Sicily’s most infamous mafia bosses, has reminded many Italians of the extreme violence he was associated with when... read more →
Simona Guerra, University of Surrey As 2022 drew to a close, Hungary and the European Union made a modicum of progress in their long-running battle of wills. The (pro-Kremlin) Hungarian... read more →
Before the first match even kicked off, the 2022 FIFA World Cup has been overshadowed by endless scandals, primarily centred around host country Qatar’s troubling human rights record. In recent... read more →
In many European countries Russian influence has reached alarming levels, particularly when it comes to elementary services like energy and transport, but an even more insidious front, that of misinformation,... read more →
This November, gang lord Curtis Warren is set to be freed from jail after serving his sentence of 13 years. In 2009 he was arrested for smuggling cannabis to Jersey... read more →