Auditing War

I made a mistake few months ago. It was the sort of have repeatedly and yet one always reflect upon with same measure surprise. started when colleagues in Bosnia alerted me to fact that Kosovo, unlike other neighbouring countries former Yugoslavia, were be excluded from new relaxing EU visa requirements. Indignant overflowing hypothetical rationales as why Kosovo might excluded, presumed been contrived obscure ‘real reasons’, colleague went onto internet find an explanation (which tacitly understood would only justification, ‘real’ reasons left un-enunciated). We eventually read question had failed meet variety requirements—we can already call them indicators—that signal their readiness enjoy regime. My error resided precisely presumption these alleged ‘failures’ on parts states involved, concealed some more pertinent truth. In fact, everything do visibility transparency nothing hidden beneath exercise accountability ‘readiness’. That is, entire dilemma what Marilyn Strathern poignantly referred ‘what conceals’ (2000: 310).