CIVIL SECURITY IN KOSOVO AND CHALLENGES

Abstract

Kosovo is positioned in a very strategic position on the West Balkan, facing with the challenges of building the state and building of the democracy on the other side, the interference by Serbia and impact on internal affair. As one of the newest states in the region, actually Kosovo functions with its fragile institutions and those in the field of security and at the same time has a permanent need for USA and UE. My analyze aims to clarify the ability, capacity and the actions of the Kosovo institutions in the field of national security focusing the time after the declaration of independence up to now. The fact that the crisis of emigrants is still present, so Kosovo is very hard to be avoided from the aspect of territorial crossing and the other issue because a great number its citizens that joined ISIS, the open issue about the demarcation with Montenegro and the forming of the Association for the Serbian municipalities, makes me more interested about the approach of the Kosovo government and the dependable institutions toward the challenges mentioned above. The strategic position of Kosovo, besides creating the opportunity to make our country a target of transit, illegal activities and various trafficking, also poses a risk to the distribution of terrorism syndrome, especially those based on religious fundamentalism. Looking at this prism my focus will be the human security and with special emphasis the minorities like Serbian minority and the others who live and act in the territory of Kosovo.