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Policy Paralysis Fill-in-the-Blank
Valery Perry uses a “fill in the blank” template to reflect on the Groundhog Day media cycles that we see surrounding policy problems that have become impossible to solve due to various interests, eroding citizen trust in democracy in the process.
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CultureReady Interview: Valery Perry
Valery Perry discusses conflict resolution, extremisms and work in the Western Balkans with Shabnam Ahmed. Listen to the podcast or read the transcript here.
Podcast discussion – the Specter of Dayton
Valery Perry joins Aida Hozić and Tanja Topić to speak with Peter Korchnak about the legacy of Dayton 26 years later. Listen to the podcast or read the transcript.
Divided schooling in BiH – a podcast discussion
Valery Perry joins Samir Beharić and Téa Hadžiristić to talk with Peter Korchnak about the policy of divided and segregated education in BiH; listen to the podcast or read the transcript.
Open Letter to EU, US, NATO
In this open letter, catalyzed by the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia in cooperation with DPC and other organizations and individuals throughout the region, over 250 signatories call on EU, US and NATO representatives and their governments to confront the deterrence failure that has created an environment in[…]
Czernin Security Forum 2020
DPC Senior Associate Valery Perry will participate in a panel entitled, “”Whose security? Divisions in Europe on Threats and Security Responses.” For more on this year’s Forum click here.
Book Review of Perry’s Extremism and Violent Extremism in Serbia
Valery Perry’s edited volume, Extremism and Violent Extremism in Serbia. 21st Century Manifestations of a Historical Challenge, was reviewed by Srđan Mladenov Jovanović in the latest edition of Südosteuropa. Read the review here.
As @NATO meets in Madrid, @DPC_global's @KurtBassuener argues for @just_security that the Alliance should at last confront vulnerabilities that predate Feb 24. Deterrence means getting ahead of the curve, rather than waiting for Moscow's #UNSC vote. http://www.justsecurity.org/82086/the-west-is-shoring-up-its-vulnerabilities-in-the-baltic-the-nato-summit-should-end-the-zombie-policy-on-the-balkans-too/
My @DPC_global colleague @tobyvogel on how Ukraine should prompt wider EU rethink of enlargement https://euobserver.com/opinion/155243