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Articles

The risk of domino secessions: interdependent secessions and lessons from the Western Balkans

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Pages 126-149 | Received 14 Sep 2022, Accepted 08 Apr 2023, Published online: 01 May 2023

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Media Sources and Government Documents

Interviews

  • 1. Editor in Chief, Koha Ditore, Prishtina, December 3, 2013.
  • 2. Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Pristhina, Pristhina, December 4, 2013.
  • 3. Political Adviser to the EU Special Representative in BIH, EU Mission in BIH, Sarajevo, 20 February, 2012.
  • 4. Former Head, NATO Liaison Office Skopje, Ljubljana, 5 December 2018.
  • 5. Political Analyst, Democratization Policy Council (US/German think tank), Sarajevo, 22 February, 2012.
  • 6. Political Analyst and Lecturer, Former advisor to the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Pristhina, Prishtina, December 3, 2013.
  • 7. Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, December 2, 2013.
  • 8. Political Analyst & Researcher, Kosovar Institute for Policy Research and Development – KIPRED, Prishtina, December 2, 2013.
  • 9. Political Analyst, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Prishtina, December 2, 2013.
  • 10. Professor, Former Minister of Defense, Minister of Justice and Head of Macedonian intelligence, writer of the constitution, Faculty of Law, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, 7 June, 2012.
  • 11. Executive Director, Kosovar Centre for Security Studies – KCSS, Prishtina, December 3, 2013.
  • 12. Analyst, International Crisis Group & Balkans Policy Research Group, Prishtina, December 2, 2013.
  • 13. Director, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, Ljubljana, 11 November, 2018.
  • 14. Former High Commander of KFOR, Undisclosed location, 30 November, 2018.