Marko Prelec Consulting Senior Analyst, Balkans Please submit all media inquiries to media@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role Marko rejoined Crisis Group in 2020 as Consulting Senior Analyst on the Balkans. Based in The Hague, he covers Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia and the other states of the Western Balkans. Professional Background Marko has studied and worked on the Balkans since 1990. He investigated and helped prosecute atrocities in the former Yugoslavia with the International Tribunal in The Hague and set up the first war crimes research and analysis unit in the region in Sarajevo in 2005. He first joined Crisis Group as Bosnia Analyst in 2008 and then became the Balkans Project Director from 2009 until the end of the Project in 2013. He founded the Balkans Policy Research Group, now a leading regional think-tank based in Pristina. Holder of a Ph.D. in European history from Yale, he has taught at the United States Naval Academy and at the Central European University. Areas of Expertise Post-conflict Reconciliation International Criminal Justice Western Balkans Languages Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian French In The News 15 Feb 2023 There’s just zero trust [between Kosovo and Serbia] and active hostility on both sides. Gzero Marko Prelec Consulting Senior Analyst, Balkans Latest Updates Op-Ed / Europe & Central Asia 30 October 2023 The best deal Kosovo and Serbia can get Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 13 June 2023 Escalation in Northern Kosovo: Causes, Dangers and Prospects Q&A / Europe & Central Asia 07 June 2023 Behind the Renewed Troubles in Northern Kosovo Op-Ed / Europe & Central Asia 17 February 2023 North Kosovo Won’t be Stable While Belgrade and Pristina are at Loggerheads Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 18 October 2022 Bosnia and Herzegovina After the Elections Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 10 May 2022 Changing Dynamics in the Western Balkans Load more