Interview by Erol Avdović (WEBPUBLICA) New York – A well known figure at the United Nations the Belgian jurist Srege Brammertz a former chief prosecutor for International Criminal Court for former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on June 27 this year (2018) was re-appoint as prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals…

(WEBPUBLICAPRESS) NEW YORK — US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has accused Moscow of spreading disinformation in Macedonia ahead of the referendum on changing the country’s name. The change could lead to Macedonia joining NATO and the EU, Deutsche Welle (DW) reported quoting major news agencies. US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on…

(Webpublica) New York – In a tense vote, a majority of EU lawmakers backed a motion that opens the door to sanctions against Hungary. Viktor Orban’s government is accused of silencing media, targeting NGOs and removing independent judges, DW (Deutsche Welle) reported quoting news agencies.   Members of the European Parliament voted…

    By John J. Metzler - UNITED NATIONS — After seven years of bitter fighting, twelve million civilians displaced, and more than a half million people killed, Syria’s relentless civil war may be coming to a dramatic conclusion. The final showdown seems set for the north-western province of Idlib, a rebel stronghold, where three million civilians…

(WEBPUBLICA) NEW YORK – As Bosnia’s election campaign begins in earnest, Milorad Dodik’s own campaign to win the Serbian seat on the Bosnian presidency is receiving support from the government of nearby Serbia. “Through Dodik, Russia’s card in the Balkans remains in the game, or it has an illusion of its role and…

By Thalif Deen | UNITED NATIONS – After several years of preliminary discussions, the United Nations has begun its first round of inter-governmental negotiations to draft the world’s first legally binding treaty to protect and regulate the “high seas”—which, by definition, extend beyond 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) and are considered “international…

(WEBPUBLICAPRESS) NEW YORK - Serbs and Kosovars want to take their borders back to the drawing board. Villages and valleys changing hands could help soothe an ancient feud but threaten one of the EU’s strongest fundaments, DW (Deutsche Welle) reports on the developing stories on this troubled south-eastern European region. The…