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  • A panel of experts review the historical background of Kosovo’s educational system, and discuss strengths and weaknesses of its current form.  They examine proposed educational reforms as well as Kosovars’ aspirations for the future.

  • This event celebrated the publication of Youth in Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Agents of Change by Stephanie Schwartz published by the U.S. Institute of Peace. The panelists drew on their own experiences working with youth in conflict zones to distill best practices in addressing youth needs in areas of conflict and pinpoint what issues must be resolved as we look to the future.

  • What is next for Kosovo?  Veton Surroi, who served as a negotiator for Kosovo at both the 1999 Rambouillet and 2006 Vienna talks and now heads the Foreign Policy Club, presents his views on Kosovo’s priorities and future.

  • Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci discusses his government's views on Kosovo's current status, its relationships with its most important neighbors and partners, and its future.

  • Pieter Feith, the EU special representative in Kosovo (EUSR) and international civilian representative (ICR), gives an update on developments in Kosovo in the past two years.  He reflects upon his double-hatted role as the ICR/EUSR as well as on the EU’s role in Kosovo and on EU-U.S. cooperation.

  • Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci discusses his government's views on Kosovo's current status, its relationships with its most important neighbors and partners, and its future.

  • In the aftermath of war, two processes are vital to successfully manage the transition to stability: disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and security sector reform (SSR). On September 12, 2011, the U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a panel of distinguished experts with combined experience implementing DDR and SSR in Afghanistan, Iraq, Liberia, the Balkans, Somalia and Haiti.

  • Watch a video of an event celebrating the publication of Youth in Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Agents of Change by Stephanie Schwartz. The panelists at this event drew on their own experiences working with youth in conflict zones to distill best practices in addressing youth needs in areas of conflict and to pinpoint what issues must be resolved as we look to the future.