Martin Wählisch

<p>Martin WÃ¤hlisch is an international lawyer, and currently a visiting researcher at the<a href="http://www.aub.edu.lb/ifi "> Issam Fares Institute</a> for Public Policy and International Affairs (I

Palestine in the UN: paths to membership, paths to peace

US and Israeli objections to Palestine's UN membership should be overcome in the aim of implementing the peaceful two-state solution which much of the international community has pledged support of. There are various legal routes to this objective, some more tortuous than others, explains Martin W

By Martin Wählisch

/ 25 Jul 2011

Three years after independence, Kosovo still struggles for recognition

Kosovo faces a host of challenges in its fourth year of independence, not least the quest for diplomatic recognition.

By Martin Wählisch and Behar Xharra

/ 17 Feb 2011

Internal reform in international limbo: Kosovo celebrates its second birthday

Two years on, the Pristina government is on a tightrope-walk to independence. Between the pitfalls of intenational isolation and internal division, it must tread carefully.

By Martin Wählisch

/ 17 Feb 2010