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TK Vogel

TK Vogel is a Balkans editor with Transitions Online and a senior fellow of the Democratisation Policy Council, a trans-Atlantic initiative for accountability in democracy promotion. A list of TK Vogel’s writings and a link to his blog is here.

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Kosovo: a break in the ice

The interim proposal for Kosovo’s future presented by Martti Ahtisaari faces the people of the contested territory with hard new choices, says TK Vogel.

Montenegro at a crossroads

Montenegrins' vote on their republic's asymmetrical state union with Serbia on 21 May emphasises the ongoing transformation of the Balkans, says TK Vogel.

Dayton's ambiguous legacy

The tenth anniversary of the Dayton peace accords that ended the bloodiest ex-Yugoslav war is marked by a gathering consensus that a new constitutional settlement is needed for Bosnia-Herzegovina. TK Vogel assesses Dayton’s impact and asks what should replace it.