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2019
- 6/2019: Coup de grâce – Delors and squaring the circle – Norway in the Balkans (25 October 2019)
- 5/2019: Gambia Plan – win-win with Africa – the 11th commandment (29 July 2019)
- 4/2019: The Hypnotist – North Macedonia this summer – In Memoriam Dejan (28 April 2019)
- 3/2019: Tolstoy, Causes, Poland and the Aegean (15 April 2019)
- 2/2019: Najbardziej niezbezpieczny polityk w Polsce – spuścizna Junkera (4 April 2019)
- 1/2019: Poland's most dangerous politician – Juncker's legacy (27 March 2019)
2018
- 9/2018: Human rights with teeth (I) – Battle of Europe (8 December 2018)
- 8/2018: Red Lines, Rotten Apples and human rights in 2019 (19 November 2018)
- 7/2018: Dark twins – Viktor, Matteo and the Drowning of Europe (16 August 2018)
- 6/2018: Win-Win for Europe: Defending democracy in the Balkans – and in Poland (22 June 2018)
- 5/2018: European tragedy – the collapse of Poland's Rule of law (29 May 2018)
- 4/2018: Spring cleaning – the corruption report on the Council of Europe is out (23 April 2018)
- 3/2018: Making history? Macedonia and Elysium (4 April 2018)
- 2/2018: Macron, Italy and the mirage of mass return (18 March 2018)
- 1/2018: Balkan crises, imagined and real: Bosnian elections – PISA gap (31 January 2018)
2017
- 11/2017: Houses of Cards – Post-truth politics from Skopje to Strasbourg (27 December 2017)
- 10/2017: Wine, dog food and Bosnia clichés – why they matter (5 November 2017)
- 9/2017: Deadly failure – Rome Plan – From Russia with Threats (21 July 2017)
- 8/2017: Der Rom Plan – ESI und die Getriebenen in Berlin (20 June 2017)
- 7/2017: The phoenix and the black knight in Strasbourg – three things to do now (5 June 2017)
- 6/2017: Death penalty in Turkey – Illusions in Europe (16 May 2017)
- 5/2017: Merchants of Doubt or investigating Corruption (21 April 2017)
- 4/2017: Open letter to PACE members: backing Sawicki – how to investigate corruption in Strasbourg (27 March 2017)
- 3/2017: The Malta Plan – a humane EU border and asylum policy is possible (3 February 2017)
- 2/2017: Three days that shook Strasbourg – human rights and corruption (27 January 2017)
- 1/2017: The FIFA of human rights – beyond lip-service on anti-corruption (18 January 2017)
2016
- 8/2016: A European swamp – corruption and human rights (17 December 2016)
- 7/2016: Fire in the Aegean – Scenario of failure – How to succeed (11 October 2016)
- 6/2016: The most dangerous Wizard in the EU (7 October 2016)
- 5/2016: Sailing in the dark – 300 with a mission – Visa, terror and the Aegean refugee agreement (19 May 2016)
- 4/2016: How the Merkel Plan could fail – and why this would be terrible for human rights (17 March 2016)
- 3/2016: Idomeni proposal – Bosnia and the first circle of hell – Upcoming events on refugees (11 March 2016)
- 2/2016: Refugee crisis – a breakthrough is possible (19 February 2016)
- 1/2016: A race of plans – Samsom versus Orban – Five steps – Montenegro exodus (8 February 2016)
2015
- 14/2015: Getting results? How muddled thinking prolongs the refugee crisis (14 December 2015)
- 13/2015: Türkiye Almanya'ya Neden Yardım Etmeli – Avrupa'da Aşırı Sağ Tehdidi (12 December 2015)
- 12/2015: Accession revolution in Brussels – a new flagship – Usain Bolt and the quality of statistics (9 November 2015)
- 11/2015: Merkel in Ankara – Fences that kill – A safe third country (18 October 2015)
- 10/2015: The Merkel Plan – A proposal for the Syrian refugee crisis (4 October 2015)
- 9/2015: Refugees as a means to an end – The EU's most dangerous man (24 September 2015)
- 8/2015: Saving lives in the Aegean – Teaching war in School (18 September 2015)
- 7/2015: On the brink in Greece – the vote today (5 July 2015)
- 6/2015: Dorian Gray in Europe – The End of Shame and Human Rights (2 June 2015)
- 5/2015: Alchemist – On writing – Kosovo in six numbers – Why Kosovo needs migration (30 April 2015)
- 4/2015: Formula One and human rights – Vaclav and Rasul – Iwinski and the Garden Party (23 April 2015)
- 3/2015: Bosnia as Wunderkind – Corruption from Kosovo to Germany (19 March 2015)
- 2/2015: VISA AND ASYLUM – Red Alert on Turkey – Unfair in Kosovo – Germany's problem (10 March 2015)
- 1/2015: The good news from Greece – Letters from prison (23 February 2015)
2014
- 16/2014: End of Year – Pessimism and Protest in Bulgaria – Illusions in Bosnia – Books in Kosovo (24 December 2014)
- 15/2014: The mercy of Commodus – The failure of Jagland (14 November 2014)
- 14/2014: Pumpkins, outliers and the Doing Business illusion (4 November 2014)
- 13/2014: 2014 and the threat to Sakharov's legacy (16 October 2014)
- 12/2014: Moscow Appeal – The case for Leyla Yunus (2 October 2014)
- 11/2014: Andrei Sakharov and the defence of the unjustly persecuted (23 September 2014)
- 10/2014: The LIST and arrests in Baku – Sakharov prize 2014 – Black Sea in Budapest – Capacity building in Kosovo (4 September 2014)
- 9/2014: Kafka's world and the trial of Mehmet O. – Turkey's Erasmus generation (24 July 2014)
- 8/2014: New ESI Macedonia Report – Waiting for Godot and enlargement – Stone bridge dialogue (18 July 2014)
- 7/2014: Patriarchy in Kosovo – Political Prisoners in Berlin – Godot in Skopje (6 June 2014)
- 6/2014: Romanian success or failure? – Why Macedonia is not Finland (27 May 2014)
- 5/2014: Oslo abuse debate – Mr Jagland goes to Baku – June 2 Berlin event – a tradition of dissent (19 May 2014)
- 4/2014: The return of the caveman – 10 years enlargement – new ESI fellows scheme (30 April 2014)
- 3/2014: Hunger strike, European values and an Open Letter (23 April 2014)
- 2/2014: Why they look West – Ukraine, poverty and the EU (21 March 2014)
- 1/2014: After Maidan – a new generation of progress reports – new visa paper (27 February 2014)
2013
- 9/2013: New ESI discussion paper: Moldova after Vilnius – the surprising front-runner (3 December 2013)
- 8/2013: New ESI report: Disgraced – Azerbaijan and the end of election monitoring as we know it (8 November 2013)
- 7/2013: The power of two courts – the Strasbourg court and Bosnia – the ECJ and Turkey (8 October 2013)
- 6/2013: Happy Anniversary? EU-Turkey relations at age 50 (12 September 2013)
- 5/2013: New ESI report: Cutting the Visa Knot – How Turks can travel freely to Europe (21 May 2013)
- 4/2013: Albanian elections, the case for red lines - ESI in Budapest - ESI junior fellows (8 May 2013)
- 3/2013: Victor Hugo in Baku - Visa free travel and human rights (26 February 2013)
- 2/2013: Open letter to LIBE committee concerning Balkan asylum issues (21 February 2013)
- 1/2013: Saving visa-free travel - ESI documentaries online - ESI in London, Budapest, and Kyiv (8 January 2013)
2012
- 7/2012: Ilham the Magician and the Council of Europe (2 October 2012)
- 6/2012: Smiles and conditions - Montenegro opens EU door - PACE and Azerbaijan (6 July 2012)
- 5/2012: Caviar Diplomacy - How Azerbaijan silenced the Council of Europe (24 May 2012)
- 4/2012: The Balkan employment crisis – a joint appeal (Oped by Kori Udovicki and Gerald Knaus) (7 April 2012)
- 3/2012: Towards visa liberalization – Seven steps to 229 votes (22 March 2012)
- 2/2012: The time is now: changing EU visa policy on Turkey (13 March 2012)
- 1/2012: Croatia's European rebirth: a story of leadership (25 January 2012)
2011
- 3/2011: Bosnia, Libya, Afghanistan: When Can Intervention Work? (1 September 2011)
- 2/2011: Reading Turkey – Scared in Azerbaijan – White List Project Update (8 June 2011)
- 1/2011: NEW Report - Murder in Anatolia - Christian Missionaries and Turkish Ultranationalism (12 January 2011)
2010
- 8/2010: Next EU presidency: ESI Manual on Who is who in Budapest – 2010 revisited (22 December 2010)
- 7/2010: Europe's Decline – Turkey and the Balkans – Recommended Books (16 December 2010)
- 6/2010: Europe's Border Revolution – Kosovo's Isolation Confirmed (new ESI Report) (22 November 2010)
- 5/2010: Turkey, the EU and a Catholic Marriage - Visa and Viagra (11 November 2010)
- 4/2010: The Great Debate on Turkey and Turks (21 October 2010)
- 3/2010: Breaking the Macedonian deadlock - the mystery of Belgian politics and the enlargement debate in Brussels (10 July 2010)
- 2/2010: Georgia and Freedom: from liberalism to libertarianism? - portraits of member-state builders (28 April 2010)
- 1/2010: Turkey's friends and the international debate on the Armenian Genocide (12 March 2010)
2009
- 10/2009: Ergenekon and the Secret History of Turkey – Who is Who in the Russian Caucasus Debate (10 December 2009)
- 9/2009: 1989 and donkeys in Baku – Visa decision day in Brussels – ESI in Harvard (24 November 2009)
- 8/2009: Bosnia's visa breakthrough and the power of Europe (29 September 2009)
- 7/2009: Visa and Balkan Muslims - Kosovo Appeal by Amato and Schily - 10 years ESI (21 July 2009)
- 6/2009: Western Balkans Visa Grade Reports - Albanian Elections June 2009 (26 June 2009)
- 5/2009: Manual for the Swedish EU presidency – Watch the ESI Balkan Series for free on the internet (5 June 2009)
- 4/2009: ESI White List Visa Project – Exclusive Scorecard of Balkan Progress (22 May 2009)
- 3/2009: Noah's Dove Returns – Armenia, Turkey and the Debate on Genocide (22 April 2009)
- 2/2009: "The EU is not a Belgian company" and other European visa stories (20 March 2009)
- 1/2009: ESI recommended books and films on South East Europe (24 January 2009)
2008
- 6/2008: Czechs, Swedes and how the Balkans might miss another chance (16 December 2008)
- 5/2008: Istanbul and the battle for truth (17 October 2008)
- 4/2008: The heirs of May 1968? - Protest and Progress in the Balkans (21 May 2008)
- 3/2008: Montenegro, Albania and the Adriatic push for a larger Europe (1 May 2008)
- 2/2008: Turkey's Dark Side - Deep states from Ankara to Belgrade (2 April 2008)
- 1/2008: French crossing the Rubicon - Austria and the unknown Turk - Joschka and the Balkans (1 February 2008)
2007
- 9/2007: New ESI Bosnia report - Balkan energy - Vacation in Kosovo (19 December 2007)
- 8/2007: Bart Simpson in Bosnia - new TPQ - Rumeli Observer blog (8 November 2007)
- 7/2007: The Black Mountain and post-modern nation-building – Kosovo's shadows (8 September 2007)
- 6/2007: Islamic Calvinist as president? - Regatta in the Balkans - jobs with ESI (15 August 2007)
- 5/2007: Vigorous debate in Turkey - the 2nd women's revolution (29 June 2007)
- 4/2007: New ESI report: Feminism, Islam and the Future of Turkish Democracy (6 June 2007)
- 3/2007: Turkish generals – Bosnian police – Caucasian think tanks (17 May 2007)
- 2/2007: A new map of the Balkans (26 February 2007)
- 1/2007: New ESI report - How the UN violated human rights in Bosnia ... (12 February 2007)
2006
- 6/2006: New ESI report - Cutting Kosovo's Lifeline (19 September 2006)
- 5/2006: From Salzburg to Rome - EU policy in the Balkans (10 May 2006)
- 3/2006: New ESI report - Beyond Enlargement Fatigue (24 April 2006)
- 2/2006: ESI on Salzburg - Pristina - dangerous games (13 March 2006)
- 1/2006: ESI debates - Turkish Islam - Bosnia - Armenia and Cyprus (4 February 2006)
2005
- 5/2005: Moment of Truth for EU Balkan Policy (14 December 2005)
- 4/2005: New ESI report: Islamic Calvinists. Change and Conservatism in Central Anatolia (19 September 2005)
- 3/2005: New report - Breaking out of the Balkan Ghetto (1 June 2005)
- 2/2005: New TPQ - Fresh thoughts on the Balkans (12 April 2005)
- 1/2005: Member state building and the Helsinki moment (13 January 2005)
2004
- 6/2004: New ESI report - The authoritarian temptation (10 December 2004)
- 5/2004: ESI in Turkey - ESI on Kosovo (4 September 2004)
- 4/2004: The Lausanne principle - The future of the Kosovo Serbs (7 June 2004)
- 3/2004: People or territory? A proposal for Mitrovica (18 February 2004)
- 2/2004: Bosnian constitutional reform - Waiting for a miracle (3 February 2004)
- 1/2004: Diasporas and the war - Kosovo's giant (18 January 2004)
2003
- 2/2003: New ESI report - "Radical Proposal" (18 December 2003)
- 1/2003: Lord Ashdowns Autumn Address: a New Era for Bosnia and Herzegovina? (6 October 2003)
