Stories written by Vesna Peric Zimonjic
Vesna Peric Zimonjic is a freelance journalist working from the Balkan region with more than three decades of experience. She has contributed to IPS since the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia in 1991. Vesna also conducts political analyses of the region and contributes to the London-based daily The Independent, BBC World Service and German Deutsche Welle radio and television.

BALKANS: After War, an Empty Peace

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
Ten years have passed since the internationally sponsored Dayton Peace Accords ended the bloody war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. But lives remain disrupted, and thousands are still missing.

BALKANS: Disputes Arise Over Return of NATO

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
Six years after its bombing of Serbia, NATO is back, this time at least to official welcome.

REFUGEES-BALKANS: A Homecoming of Sorts

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
Thousands of Serbs in refugee camps will be 'adopted' by farmers in Serbia from this month under a new plan.

ENERGY-BALKANS: New Power to the People

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
A new energy treaty between Balkans countries and the EU promises power in homes people badly need.

BALKANS: UN Gives Green Light on Kosovo Talks

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
The United Nations Security Council's endorsement of talks on the political future of the southern Serbian province of Kosovo provides a new foothold for efforts to resolve one of the Balkan region's thorniest problems.

BALKANS: ‘Let’s Go to Europe’

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
Previously warring countries in the Balkans are uniting now in the common aim of joining the European Union.

BALKANS: From Teargas to Software

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
"Where exactly were you on October 5?" That is a question much doing the rounds in Serbia these days.

BALKANS: More War Criminals Hauled Up

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
Serb war criminals are figuring that they might run, but they cannot hide forever.

BALKANS: More War Criminals Hauled Up

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
Serb war criminals are figuring that they might run, but they cannot hide forever.

BALKANS: Milosevic Sets Off a Media Debate

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
Five years after former president Slobodan Milosevic fell from power, he seems to be back, with his wartime ally Vojislav Seselj and with all those speeches of old.

BALKANS: New Battle Begins Over What to Remember

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
For the first time since 1991, Serbian eighth graders and high school seniors have been provided new history textbooks 'cleansed' of communist ideology and nationalist stereotypes.

BALKANS-SOCIETY: Bitter Memories Cloud This Homecoming

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
"Death to fascism, freedom to the people", they used to say for years after driving German occupying forces out of what was then Yugoslavia.

BALKANS: When the Cows Don’t Come Home

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
When two presidents witnessed payment of compensation for stolen cows, they were making history in more ways than one.

BALKANS: An Argentinian Connection Surfaces

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
Milan Lukic, a top Serb war crimes suspect accused of committing atrocities in the 1992-95 Bosnian conflict was arrested in Argentina last night, Serbian authorities confirmed Tuesday.

BALKANS: Ten Years Later, Lost Homeland Beckons

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
Ten years ago Dragoslav Dupor woke up one day to the sound of Croatian artillery shelling his village Karin Gornji on the Adriatic Coast.

SOCIETY-BALKANS: Violence Rocks Families from Within

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
"Katarina died of tonsils infection," 27-year-old Ana Filipovic told her parents after her three-year-old daughter died in a Belgrade hospital last week.

BALKANS: Fears Rise Over Support to Terrorists

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
The Balkans could become a "springboard" for terrorist attacks in Europe, a senior analyst says.

BALKANS: Tens of Thousands Mark Decade Since Srebrenica Massacre

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
Hands on their eyes, bending slowly towards the ground, in accordance with the Islamic funeral tradition known as janazah, hundreds of relatives of the men and boys executed ten years ago in the Muslim enclave of Srebrenica said a last farewell to their loved ones on Monday.

BALKANS: Tens of Thousands Mark Decade Since Srebrenica Massacre

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
Hands on their eyes, bending slowly towards the ground, in accordance with the Islamic funeral tradition known as janazah, hundreds of relatives of the men and boys executed ten years ago in the Muslim enclave of Srebrenica said a last farewell to their loved ones.

POLITICS: 10 Years On, Lab Works to Heal Bosnian Families

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
Like many Bosnian Muslims living abroad, Eldvin B leaves his current home each summer to return to his native Bosnia-Herzegovina.

SOCIETY-BALKANS: Belgrade Roulette Takes Its Toll

By Vesna Peric Zimonjic
The deadly game of 'Belgrade roulette' played by the young, rich and bored is back on the streets after a gap of some years.
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