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November 22, 2024
Call for Papers: Freaking Out…. Positively – Resisting Corruption, State Capture and Radicalization in a time of Democratic Decline
November 19, 2024
4 Themes to Consider Regarding Democracy in America
October 2, 2024
Reinforcing Oligarchy and Abdicating Responsibility
September 5, 2024
“The center went right a long time ago” – Voices heard on the road from Sarajevo to Thessaloniki
September 4, 2024
Southern Balkan Roadtrip Reflections
May 15, 2024
A Constant “Othering”: Some Extremisms Continue to be Framed Differently than Others
March 27, 2024
Thoughts from the Budapest Balkans Forum: Connecting Illiberalism
March 27, 2024
High Rep Integrity Package Imposition
March 26, 2024
EU Council Green Light Aftermath
March 21, 2024
DPC on why granting opening of accession negotiations is counterproductive for EU/Western and BiH interests
March 8, 2024
BiH’s New Conflict of Interest Law: the bad and the ugly – nothing good
March 8, 2024
Latest Episode of Pantomime Reform: BiH and the Conflict of Interest Law
January 27, 2024
Laktasi meeting agreement – BiH accession opening
January 10, 2024
Talking about the Corrosive Impact of Corruption on Democracy
January 9, 2024
Challenges to Democracy in the trans-Atlantic Space – the Year Ahead
December 18, 2023
Will the Elections in Serbia Finally Lead to a Long-needed Western Pivot?
December 15, 2023
With Ukraine and Moldova moving forward, will the Western Balkan political elites ever develop similar political will?
November 21, 2023
28 Years After Dayton, and Still Waiting for a Social Contract
November 2, 2023
UNSC Meets on Deterioration in Bosnia and Herzegovina
November 1, 2023
Follow the Right Words with the Right Policy
November 1, 2023
Another Missed Opportunity: von der Leyen’s Sarajevo Visit
October 27, 2023
The Collapse of the German-French Dialogue Initiative
October 23, 2023
Moving Beyond Win/Lose, Polarized Politics
October 18, 2023
Slovakia’s new government: Is the country headed in the direction of Hungary?
September 30, 2023
Recent Developments in Serbia and Kosovo Scream for a Western Policy Overhaul
September 5, 2023
DPC on HJPC Law amendment
September 5, 2023
Looking for Dayton
August 30, 2023
DPC on ECtHR’s Kovačević v. BiH ruling
July 24, 2023
Peace Dividend?
What the Discussion about State Property in Bosnia and Herzegovina Really Means
February 27, 2023
Why the German-French initiative on Kosovo-Serbia won’t add up
December 9, 2022
DPC at the World Forum for Democracy
December 9, 2022
DPC at the World Forum for Democracy
December 9, 2022
Conference on education, democracy and reconciliation
December 9, 2022
Conference on education, democracy and reconciliation
July 25, 2022
High Representative Raises White Flag of Moral Failure over West’s Policy in BiH
July 19, 2022
On Ukraine, Beware the Pitfalls of Interim Peacemaking Deals
June 8, 2022
Politička paraliza iskazana u formatu dopunjavanja rečenica
June 8, 2022
Policy Paralysis Fill-in-the-Blank
May 28, 2022
Bassuener and Vogel in Foreign Affairs: Bosnia’s Dangerous Path
May 19, 2022
Valery Perry discusses threats to liberal democracy in the US in the wake of the domestic terrorist attack in Buffalo
April 5, 2022
Looking for Dayton – the Documentary
February 21, 2022
Interview – The Accountability Unit
February 3, 2022
CultureReady Interview: Valery Perry
December 13, 2021
Krug 99: A Summit for Democracy without Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Without the Zornić Verdict
December 1, 2021
Podcast discussion – the Specter of Dayton
November 15, 2021
OUT-LINES in International Law: Existential Risks to Bosnia-Herzegovina: The Critical Bridge of Constitutional Reform
November 15, 2021
Divided schooling in BiH – a podcast discussion
July 9, 2021
Tilting at Windmills? Bottom-Up Individuals Trying to Undo the Damage of Top-Down Politics
May 3, 2021
Open Letter to EU, US, NATO
April 20, 2021
The Struggle for Independents – Snapshots from the US and Bosnia
March 25, 2021
The Vocabulary of False Choices
March 16, 2021
Is the US Doubling Down on Division in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
February 3, 2021
The Myth of Incremental Education Reform in BiH
January 26, 2021
Making sense of Croatia’s destructive Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) policy
December 6, 2020
A Case of the Tail Wagging the Dog? Bulgaria, the EU and North Macedonia
November 9, 2020
When Will I Celebrate
November 2, 2020
Breaking the Democratic Chains
October 22, 2020
Czernin Security Forum 2020
October 13, 2020
Primed Receptors: Synergies between Western Balkan Political Elites and Chinese Economic Actors & State Media
September 6, 2020
Who Decides How We Decide? A Book Review
September 6, 2020
Lebanon’s Peace Cartel is Irredeemable – How Donors Choose to Help Can Tip the Scales
September 6, 2020
EU needs alternative to Bosnia “peace cartel”
July 5, 2020
Lecture: The Road to Dayton
June 26, 2020
Neka druga vrsta vela ignorancije
June 22, 2020
A Different Kind of Veil of Ignorance
June 14, 2020
Polarization for Power and Profit: the Balkan Echoes of Trump’s Politics
June 4, 2020
Zviždači ne bi morali biti heroji
May 21, 2020
Observe the Observers
May 19, 2020
Sticky Situations: The Politics of Postage
May 17, 2020
FACE TV interview on BiH’s “Peace Cartel”
May 13, 2020
Nemaskirani poslovi za vlastite interese: različite igre, isti ciljevi
May 10, 2020
Unmasked Self-Dealing: Different Games, Same Goal
April 5, 2020
Après le déluge – Zaštita budžeta da bi se zaštitili životi
April 5, 2020
Après le déluge – Protecting Budgets to Protect Lives
February 27, 2020
The Problem with PISA and BiH: A Useful Indicator, but Only Part of the Story
February 27, 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Pisa Fallout: Addressing the Critical Thinking Void Through Professional Development
February 27, 2020
Pondering PISA
February 21, 2020
Why Miroslav Lajčák is the wrong choice for EU envoy
December 20, 2019
Burying the Lede: The Priebe Report’s Surprisingly Clear Recommendation
December 12, 2019
The EU Must Shift Out of Neutral in Its Enlargement Strategy: Championing Liberal Values Means Choosing Sides
December 4, 2019
Waffling About Needed Institutional Reform in Bosnia – Considering the Belgian Approach
November 26, 2019
They shouldn’t have to be heroes
September 24, 2019
Trócsányi Nomination Gives MEPs the Chance to Resist Subversion of EU’s Liberal Democratic Values
September 18, 2019
5 things to understand regarding the ongoing Hong Kong Protests
August 6, 2019
The Extremist Tango
June 24, 2019
Lessons from the Balkan Playbook: Counting on the Census, and Deciding Who Counts
May 29, 2019
EP Fragmentation: A moment of Reckoning for Europe’s Leaders – Why Europe’s Leaders Must Assemble a Civic Liberal Values Bloc
May 3, 2019
‘Say Nothing’ has a lot to say about frozen conflicts and radicalization
April 7, 2019
Reflections on Efforts to Prevent and Counter Radicalization and Violent Extremism in the Balkans
January 13, 2019
Kurt Bassuener Remembers Paddy Ashdown
November 3, 2018
Pyrrhic Justice?: Reflections on the Mladić Conviction and Its Impact
March 9, 2018
Doubling Down on Double Standards
March 4, 2018
Turning into the Fishtail – Sticking with Failed Policies Remains a Perennial Political and Bureaucratic Reflex
March 1, 2018
What’s a Little Sabre – Rattling Among ‘Friends?’
February 28, 2018
NYT Readers Need to Understand – No ‘Peaceful Carve Up’ of BiH is Possible
January 19, 2018
Flavors of Extremism
January 16, 2018
Sobering lessons from a fraying liberal consensus: World order and the Western Balkans in 2018
December 3, 2017
Extremism: A Feature, not a Bug
November 3, 2017
The Challenge of Building ‘One Society’ Beckons for PM Zaev
October 28, 2017
The EU Should Refrain from Blaming the Messenger: It’s Long Past Time for Clarity on What’s Required of Belgrade
October 27, 2017
Beware of Unknown ‘Experts’ Peddling ‘Solutions’ for BiH
October 9, 2017
Catalonia Crisis: Red Flag for Unfulfilled Balkan Agendas; Diagnostic Tool for Democratic Values and Practice in Europe
October 3, 2017
Inat Politics – Donald Trump’s weaponization of spite
March 7, 2017
Mogherini’s Western Balkans tour: A missed opportunity to defend Montenegro against Russian meddling
February 5, 2017
Cultivating the Demand Side of Liberal Democracy: In Support of Increased and Enhanced Civic Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Globally
January 6, 2017
An endangered liberal order and the Western Balkans: DPC reflections at the turn of the year
December 14, 2016
Macedonia’s Election – No End to the Political Crisis
October 14, 2016
Will the shift in EU and global tectonics spell the end of EUFOR?
September 23, 2016
BiH Security Situation on Eve of RS Referendum – Long-ignored Warnings
September 22, 2016
RS Referendum Marred by Lack of Legal and Procedural Clarity
September 15, 2016
Bled Strategic Forum 2016
July 6, 2016
Some Census Findings that Caught my Eye
June 14, 2016
‘What we have here is failure to communicate…’ Why my prescriptions on BiH are frequently misunderstood
May 2, 2016
BiH’s Application for EU Membership – The Question of European Interests
March 26, 2016
A Modest Proposal – Get this Census Finished
March 17, 2016
The EU-Turkey refugee deal: neither European, nor a solution
March 2, 2016
Filling Bosnia’s reform gaps 2
February 17, 2016
Discussing Bosnia and Herzegovina Application for EU Membership
February 16, 2016
The EU and ‘feudaralism’ in Bosnia and Herzegovina
February 15, 2016
DPC reflections on Germia Hill 2016
February 9, 2016
The Application Shakedown
January 24, 2016
Political Malpractice
January 5, 2016
The year the West lost its strategic direction
December 19, 2015
Virtual Electoral Units = Virtual Accountability
December 5, 2015
Highlights and Lowlights: Take your PIC
November 14, 2015
About that ‘progress’ you mentioned…
October 13, 2015
Mad Men: Blurring Advertising and Policy Lines
October 6, 2015
Thoughts from a Conference on Violent Extremism
October 2, 2015
Lessons Learned?
September 8, 2015
Maybe size doesn’t matter – thinking about censuses in India and BiH
September 1, 2015
The Association of Serb Municipalities in Kosovo: it’s neither a Republika Srpska nor an NGO, but rather a classic Brussels compromise
August 24, 2015
The RS: Form or Function?
July 27, 2015
The Staggering Chutzpah of Ending Staggered Election Cycles
July 14, 2015
Return of the Structured Monologue
July 7, 2015
What Chancellor Merkel Should Tell Bosnia’s Politicians and People
June 29, 2015
To count or not to count? That is the question
June 14, 2015
Low Hanging Fruit – Towards a Compact for Agricultural Growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina
June 8, 2015
Thoughts on Corruption in FIFA and BiH: Structures and Incentives Matter
April 22, 2015
Open Letter to New Head of EUD to BiH/EUSR in BiH Lars-Gunnar Wigemark
March 1, 2015
Why Not a EU Army?
December 19, 2014
How will the BiH census results be used?
April 25, 2014
May’s presidential elections in Ukraine – the same old faces
March 14, 2014
DPC Senior Associate Bodo Weber’s reply to Gerald Knaus, ESI
February 23, 2014
How Bosnia’s Protest Movement Can Become Truly Transformative
February 17, 2014
Sideshow Štefan and Mendacious Seven
January 30, 2014
Battle for Ukraine
January 26, 2014
Revolution of Despair
December 9, 2013
DPC Senior Associate Iryna Chupryna in Kyiv, Ukraine
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