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Public Policy Reports
National and International Instruments of Minority Protection in Europe
National and international instruments of minority protection in Europe form a multi-layered framework that...
Early Warning through a Pluralism Lens: Assessing Scenario Planning
In this paper for the Global Centre for Pluralism (GCP) I assess whether scenario planning can serve as an approach...
The European Union and the Conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh Territory
This report, prepared for the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (the so-called Monitoring Committee) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, examines the role of the European Union in...
Overcoming Political Deadlock in Gagauzia
This report, prepared for the then-EU Special Representative for Moldova, offers some observations on how the political deadlock in Gagauzia following elections to the entity's assembly could be overcome. The report is part of my long-term project on Conflict...
Minority Rights in the Western Balkans
Commissioned by the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the the European Parliament, was co-authored with Pieter van Houten, Ana-Maria Anghelea, and Ivana Djuric. It provides a detailed overview of the situation regarding minorities in...
Structure and Agency in the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Settlement Process
This report (in German) was prepared for a meeting with representatives of the Nagorno-Karabakh territory at the European Academy in Berlin. It analyses the dynamic relationship between and among the main structures and actors in the conflict and the various attempts...
Representation of Autonomous Entities at the Level of the Central Government
This report was prepared for a meeting, organised by the European Centre for Minority Issues, with Moldovan and Gagauz officials, aimed at assisting them in resolving their differences over the interpretation of the 1995 Law on the Special Status of Gagauzia. It...
The Distribution of Competences between Centre and Autonomy
This report was prepared for a meeting, organised by the European Centre for Minority Issues, with Moldovan and Gagauz officials, aimed at assisting them in resolving their differences over the interpretation of the 1995 Law on the Special Status of Gagauzia. It...