This new site from the World Bank and European Commission addresses the difficult task of rebuilding Kosovo and the neighboring countries affected by the crisis. While technically under construction, the site offers a number of resources useful to researchers, policy makers, and the interested public. These include several main documents, key speeches and statements, press releases, and brief...

This week's In the News discusses the current difficulties in Kosovo. The nine resources discussed offer commentary, analysis, and news from a variety of political and cultural viewpoints. Recent clashes in Kosovo have brought to the surface long-simmering tensions in this region of Yugoslavia. Although Serbs have a strong and long-standing attachment to the region, its population is 90% ethnic...

Released on 1999 December 6, two new human rights reports from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) document extensive human rights violations in Kosovo. This page provides access to the reports, a background paper, and a press release. Totalling more than 900 pages, the reports reveal human rights abuses on both sides of the conflict. The first report "presents...

Kosovo has certainly been in the news quite a bit as of late, as it declared its independence from Serbia in February 2008. Many people may be craving more information and thoughtful commentary on this new country, and they would do well to turn to this helpful site. Created by staff members at the Guardian, the site contains up-to-date news pieces on the country, along with long-form...

Yesterday, UN forces in Kosovo (KFOR) fired tear gas into a crowd of tens of thousands of ethnic Albanians who were attempting to march across a bridge in Mitrovica that separates the Serb and Albanian populations of this once-integrated city. The marching Albanians want to return to their neighborhoods on the Northern side, but KFOR currently is seeking to keep the two groups apart to avoid more...

Based in London, this independent media group focuses on the Balkans, the Caucasus, and other areas in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. IWPR "aims to inform the international debate on conflict and provides training and a platform for independent media and other democratic voices." To that end, the Institute offers a host of news, publications, and special reports that are invaluable...