Newborn

by Tamara Heimur on April 16, 2008 in Features

Illuminated letters in Kosovo. Credit: Hamakawa

From the moment we entered Kosovo, the pride of the world’s newest country was palpable. Even the cold border crossing with Serbia, which we came to late at night, became an impromptu site of celebration. Guards ushered us into their small buildings, welcoming us with broad smiles and promising that their new passport stamps would be ready in just a few weeks.

For most of us on the HKS trip, it was an impressionable first encounter. Kosovo is a country that has accomplished its long sought goal of independence, and it is reveling in the achievement. But the road ahead will be difficult and the signs of possible conflicts ahead were never far from view. Read more

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The PAE Corner: Research on the Beach

by Tamara Heimur on March 19, 2008 in PAE Corner

Theresa Grano (R) and Eric Driggs. Credit: Naseem Khuri

It has become the easiest question to ask and the most dreaded one to answer. And though every MPP2 has grown weary of explaining their Policy Analysis Exercise (PAE) to yet another colleague, this feature takes a look at some of the more compelling projects in our midst. Eric Driggs and Theresa Grano tackle ways to improve the enforcement of international human smuggling…

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