“ZIF”: EU, US elections boost potential for conflict between Kosovo, Serbia

In an analysis of the Centre for International Peace Operations (ZIF) in Berlin, Germany, which focuses on resolving conflicts and building peace, it is said that European and American elections could increase the potential for conflict, especially because the dialogue facilitated by the European Union (BE) between Kosovo and Serbia lies in a hurry.

Also, Donald Trump's return to the top of the United States (SHBA), always if he wins the US presidential election in November 2024, combined by a preliminary European right victory in the (PE) European Parliament elections this week, could adversely change the course of developments in the Kosovo-Serbia context.

“The elections in the EU and the US are casting their geopolitical shadow in the Western Balkans. This increases the potential for conflict, especially because the EU-mediated dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina has entered a deadlock of”, warns the centre founded by the government of Germany to strengthen international capacities for preventing crises.

Serbia's “Serbia ʹ supported by Russian influence operations has become increasingly revolutionary, creating a Serbian world and, of course, counting on Trump's victory. Kosovo is trying to strengthen its citizenship as much as possible before the American elections, but doing so is alienating the Serb minority and the international community”.

It mentions the fact that the German government last week made a decision on extending even one year of the mandate of the armed forces under the NATO peacekeeping mission (KFOR), in the context of recent tensions. Therefore, given the serious security environment, it is suggested that KFOR take all measures to prevent escalation. /AP