Experts fear a ‘presidential’ commission for truth and reconciliation in Kosovo will not enjoy the required independence from political influence or legitimacy among all ethnic communities. Kosovo is to make a fresh attempt to create a truth and reconciliation commission that will look at the events of the 1998-99 war, …

War memorials are dotted all over Bosnia and Herzegovina, but rarely are they unveiled without controversy. They have cost more than 5 million euros in the past decade, and experts say few have really contributed to reconciliation. Irmela Sabanovic was five years old in the middle of the 1992-5 war …

As the bold Ukrainian assault into Kursk Oblast enters its third week, the general mood in the West is one of triumph. The offensive, we’re told, vindicates the wisdom of the transatlantic liberal establishment in supporting Kyiv. Suddenly, a Russian victory no longer seems inevitable. The truth, however, is that …