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Analyses | | Marta Szpala

Election in Kosovo success for Albin Kurti and uncertain prospects for his continued rule

In the parliamentary election held in Kosovo on 9 February, the ruling left-wing coalition Vetëvendosje (Self-Determination), led by Prime Minister Albin Kurti, secured first place with 40.1% of the vote, according to preliminary results.
OSW Commentary | | Zuzanna Krzyżanowska

On the trail of the grey wolf pan-Turkism in Turkeys foreign policy

Ankara’s active policy in the Caucasus and Central Asia is linked among other things with pan-Turkism, an idea which advocates the integration of the Turkic nations. It is continuously present in the political culture of the Turkish state…
Analyses | | Marta Szpala

Unrest in northern Kosovo

On 29 May, clashes involving soldiers from the NATO peacekeeping mission (KFOR) broke out in the municipality of Zvečan, which is inhabited by the Serb minority. The riots erupted when a group of masked men attempted to enter the municipal…
Analyses | | Marta Szpala

Kosovo the struggle for power amid the pandemic

On 25 March the Assembly of Kosovo passed a vote of no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Albin Kurti, the leader of Vetëvendosje party (Self-Determination). This procedure was initiated by the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK…
Analyses | | Marta Szpala

Kosovo a protest movement comes to power

On 3 February the Kosovo parliament approved the formation of a government under Albin Kurti, the leader of the anti-establishment Vetëvendosje (VV, Self-Determination) party, which will form a coalition with the centrist Democratic League…
Analyses | | Marta Szpala

Kosovo sweeping victory for the opposition

The opposition parties won the snap parliamentary elections in Kosovo on 6 October. According to exit polls, Vetëvendosje (Self-Determination), the anti-establishment party led by Albin Kurti, garnered 25.51% of the votes, and the centrist…
Analyses | | Marta Szpala

Serbia–Kosovo a controlled increase in tension

Several serious incidents were seen in Serbia-Kosovo relations between 3 and 9 September.
OSW Commentary | | Marta Szpala

Serbia-Kosovo negotiations – playing for time under pressure from the West

The negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo aimed at reaching a comprehensive agreement to normalise relations between the two states are to enter a new phase in September.
Analyses | | Marta Szpala

Tension between Kosovo and the USA

Most deputies in the ruling coalition made an attempt to repeal the law creating the Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office based in the Hague.
Analyses | | Mateusz Seroka

The fall of the Kosovo government – a snap election in June

On 10 May, the parliament of Kosovo passed a vote of no confidence in the coalition government.