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March 10, 2008
Interview
Interview: CFR's Charles A. Kupchan says recognizing Kosovo as independent is the best pragmatic solution from a list of bad options.
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February 12, 2008
Interview
Washington’s representative to talks on Kosovo, Frank G. Wisner, says Serbia will never recognize an independent Kosovo and that Russia’s role has been “unbelievably regrettable.”
See more in Kosovo, Minorities, Diversity and Foreign Policy, Nationalism, Sovereignty
Updated: February 19, 2008
Daily Analysis
Political land mines loom beyond Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia.
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December 14, 2007
Transcript
Four speakers discuss the consequences of an independent Kosovo.
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December 5, 2007
Transcript
CFR Senior Fellow Charles Kupchan discusses implications of Kosovo's anticipated declaration of independence despite Russia's opposition.
See more in Russian Fed., Kosovo, Nationalism, Sovereignty
December 5, 2007
Interview
Richard C. Holbrooke, the architect of the Dayton Accords that ended the Bosnia war, says Russia’s uncooperative attitude in Kosovo combined with western inaction could spark renewed conflict.
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February 26, 2007
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Judgment
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February 6, 2007
Interview
A top U.S. State Department official on Balkan policy says Serbia must begin participating in final talks over the conditional independence of Kosovo or face increased isolation from Europe.
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Updated: February 7, 2007
Daily Analysis
A UN envoy is proposing phased independence for Kosovo, nearly eight years after Belgrade’s dominion over the province ended.
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Updated January 22, 2007
Daily Analysis
Nationalists won Serbia’s general elections but may not have pulled in enough votes to form a government. Kosovo's final status and the stability of a beleaguered corner of southeastern Europe remain at stake.
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