The EU’s decision to extend its suspension of a visa ban on top Belarusian officials was a wise one amid the bloc’s disjointed and often contradictory policy toward Minsk over the years, Jeremy Druker comments for ISN Security Watch.
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As Kosovo goes it alone for the first time in local elections, the results are less significant than the voting process itself, as some Kosovo Serbs defy Belgrade’s boycott demand in a move that may cause a major rift between Serb communities in Kosovo, Igor Jovanovic and Anes Alic write for ISN Security Watch.
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A significant shift is required if international statebuilding and peacebuilding projects around the world are to contribute to peace and lead to reconciliation while also engaging with international standards for democracy and human rights, Oliver P Richmond writes for openDemocracy.
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