Amra Zejneli Loxha is the Regional Director for Central Europe at RFE/RL.
As Europe's newest state celebrates 10 years of independence, a stalemate over lyrics to Kosovo's national anthem highlights simmering ethnic tensions.
President Hashim Thaci says that after years of talks, Kosovo and Serbia are entering a “new phase of dialogue” as they look to sign a comprehensive agreement to benefit both countries on the path of European integration.
The Vetevendosje party moves from the fringe to front and center as Kosovo's so-called war faction pays the price for corruption.
In Europe's newest state, a campaign devoid of major scandals is a marked departure from other recent elections in the Balkans.
Conscious of its image as a leading source of Islamic State recruits in the Middle East, Kosovo tries to stem religiously fueled radicalization in its prisons.
Some 20,000 Kosovar Albanian women are believed to have been systematically raped during the 1998-99 war in Kosovo. Only 100 have ever sought help. Fifteen years after the war's end, one rape survivor explains why in a rare interview.
