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Meeting ID: 874 8096 5486
Passcode: 301280

Short abstract:

This webinar assembles leading world scholars to present cutting-edge research on the Kosovo War (1998-1999), examining the conflict through multiple analytical lenses. The event features five distinguished speakers who will share findings from their recent publications and ongoing research projects.
The presentations will explore key dimensions of the conflict, including the role of Western diplomatic and military intervention, shifting perceptions of the crisis among international actors, and the complex dynamics between the West and Russia during this pivotal moment in post-Cold War European security. Speakers will address how international responses evolved throughout the crisis, the politics of humanitarian intervention, and the broader implications for European security architecture.
Each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session, fostering scholarly dialogue on this significant chapter in Balkan and European history. The webinar adopts a hybrid format, with guest speakers participating online while the organizer hosts from the NEC events room.

PROGRAM

9.30 – 9.40 Opening Remarks

9.40 – 10.20
Stephan KIENINGER, Non-Resident Fellow at the American-German Institute, Washington, DC, USA
Strobe Talbott, Kosovo, and European Security

10.20  – 10.30 Q&A

10.30 – 11.50
Atdhe HETEMI, Director of the Institute for Crimes Committed During the War in Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo
Comprehensive Approaches to War Crime Documentation: Building Sustainable Peace in Kosovo

11.50 – 12.00 Q&A

12.00 – 12.10 Coffee break

12.10 – 12.30
Valur INGIMUNDARSON, Professor, University of Iceland, Reykjavík
The West and Russia during the Kosovo Crisis, 1998–1999

12.30 – 12.40 Q&A

12.40 – 14.00 Lunch break

14.00 – 14.50
Sidita KUSHI, Assistant Professor of Politics, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
Western Intervention in Kosovo: Shifting Conflict Perceptions and the Politics of “Good Neighborhoods”

14.50 – 15.00 Q&A

15.00 – 15.50
Aleksandar R. MILETIĆ, Researcher, The Institute for Recent History of Serbia, Belgrade
Between Military and Paramilitary: Serbian Auxiliary Forces in Kosovo, 1998–1999

15.50 – 16.00 Q&A