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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.