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Facing the Unknown: Chilean Miners and International Exchanges October 15, 2010 by Amy Ahearn Working on exchange programs can sometimes feel like providing logistical support to people trapped in a mine.	Kosovo Publishes First Ever Albanian Language Braille Magazine September 8, 2010 by Andrea Lemieux With assistance from IREX and funding from the Kosovo Minority Media Fund, the Kosova Association of Blind and Partially Sighted launched the first ever Albanian language braille magazine.
Serbian Language Television Network Launches in Kosovo April 26, 2010 Tensions between ethnic group and nationalities in the Balkans existed long before the conflict in the 1990s; since then, the relationship between Serbs and Kosovars has not markedly abated.	Video: Into the Weeds: Obstacles to Good Governance in the Balkans March 23, 2009 On February 19, Mark Baskin (SUNY-Albany) and Paula Pickering (College of William and Mary) presented their research on local governance in the Balkans both to policymakers at the US Department of State and to an audience of individuals working on a variety of development projects in the Balkans and around the world at IREX.
IREX Hosts American Academic Alumni at AAASS Conference December 11, 2008 As scholars arrived at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (held this year in Philadelphia, November 20-23) from all over the country, as well as other parts of the world, one could hear a variety of languages and discussions about research in nearly every discipline. In the exhibit hall, at the IREX booth, we were treated to wonderful stories of past fellowships, ideas for great new research, and memories of the challenges that faced academics prior to the development of IREX.	Political Stalemates: US Scholars Inform Policy Discussion on Eurasia’s Frozen Conflicts May 20, 2008 The terms “frozen conflicts” and “unrecognized states” have commonly been used by analysts and researchers when referring to the current ethnic and separatist disputes in Eastern Europe and Eurasia that have continued over the course of many years—and in some cases over a decade—without resolution. In Eurasia alone, there are currently four such “frozen conflicts” resulting from the Soviet legacy: Transnistria (Moldova), Abkhazia (Georgia), South Ossetia (Georgia), and Nargorno-Karabakh (Armenia, Azerbaijan).
Moving Beyond Conflict: Local News Reporting on Serbian-language Television in Kosovo April 28, 2008 In any tense political environment, the need for locally driven news is particularly high. Professionalism and the ability to identify and develop relevant stories can thoroughly inform populations in a way that accurately presents their often volatile communities and can serve to reduce tensions and combat calls to violence. Kosovo today demonstrates the need for this locally driven, professional reporting.	Kosovo’s Journalists Meet to Address Interethnic Cooperation December 20, 2007 With the relations between Serbs and Kosovar Albanians a key issue underlining international discussion on Kosovo’s future status, the Kosovo Media Assistance Program (KMAP) staged the second of its interethnic dialogues for media professionals.
Transforming an “Informal Neighborhood” in Kosovo November 22, 2007 The town of Peja, Kosovo has a number of “informal neighborhoods” – urban enclaves that have been left out of municipal planning processes and budgets.	IREX Facilitates Dialogue between Albanian and Serbian Media Professionals June 6, 2007 On Wednesday, June 6, the United States and the European Union (EU) agreed to delay a United Nations Security Council vote on their joint resolution to grant Kosovo independence under international supervision until after the Group of Eight (G8) summit discussion in Germany.