The success of Tomislav Nikolic in the Serbia Presidential elections first round vote ahead of current President Boris Tadic is no surprise. Points worth bearing in mind: Serbia is not that big a place (some 10 million people including the Kosovo population). Some four million people voted. Nikolic came in […]
In March 2007 it was drawn to my attention that the authors of a new book The Albanian Question – Reshaping the Balkans had said some most disobliging things about … me! Thus I had been described as “ … a fanatical Yugophile, who had been a member of […]
I attended a Mediation in London yesterday as an observer, part of the final process of my qualifying as a professional Mediator. Most Mediations settle the dispute, often saving the parties vast sums of money. Plus unresolved Mediations at least clear the air and can enable the parties quietly […]
Diplomats and the media like to talk a lot about Stability. Stability is good, instability is not. They maybe have a point. Not much good usually comes out of heavy political instability. Unless it is the overthrow of a bad regime or dictator, in which case it is not instability […]
