All articles by - Besnik Pula
Besnik Pula specializes in political economy and is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Virginia Tech, where he also serves as director of the International Studies Program. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and is the author of two books.

Foundations of Kosovo’s parallel state
ENG SHQ B/C/S LONGFORM Foundations of Kosovo’s parallel state Personal and economic context for Yugoslavia’s collapse By Besnik Pula | March 18, 2025 Facebook Twitter Instagram I vividly remember the summer day in 1991 when my father and I boarded a 3 a.m. bus from Prishtina to Belgrade, where we would catch our morning flight […]

Dissecting Prishtina
The capital is a city by name but a zombie in spirit.