Ian Bancroft

Ian Bancroft is the author of ‘Dragon’s Teeth – Tales from North Kosovo’.You can follow him on Twitter @bancroftian

Oradour-sur-Glane: “a place of endless mourning”

Europe’s collective amnesia about its human atrocities and refugee flows is becoming more pronounced. Here's why it’s vital to remember them.

By Ian Bancroft

/ 26 Feb 2016

The return of Balkan solidarity?

Deep-seated mistrust and apathy among the people of the Balkans has been replaced with actions of transnational solidarity brought about by the region's natural disasters, disgust at political corruption and the ongoing refugee crisis.

By Ian Bancroft

/ 24 Nov 2015

Confronting populism anew in Europe

The re-emergence of right-wing populism constitutes a threat and dilemma not only to the more traditional conservative right, but also to parties of the left.

By Ian Bancroft

/ 3 Nov 2015