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March 10, 2008
Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
Interview
Interview: CFR's Charles A. Kupchan says recognizing Kosovo as independent is the best pragmatic solution from a list of bad options.
See more in Kosovo, Nation Building, Sovereignty, Diplomacy
February 12, 2008
Frank G. Wisner, Vice Chairman, External Affairs, AIG Inc. interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
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
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Daily Analysis
Political land mines loom beyond Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia.
See more in Balkans, Kosovo, Nation Building
December 14, 2007
| Speakers: | Janusz Bugajski, Director, CSIS New European Democracies Project, Senior Fellow, CSIS Europe Program Charles A. Kupchan, Senior Fellow for Europe Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, Professor of International Affairs, Georgetown University Daniel Serwer, Vice President, Center for Post-Conflict Peace and Stability Operations and The Centers of Innovation, United States Institue of Peace Dimitri Simes, President, The Nixon Center |
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| Presider: | Paul Stares, General John W. Vessey Denior Fellow for Conflict prevention and Director of the Center for Preventative Action, Council on Foreign Relations |
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Four speakers discuss the consequences of an independent Kosovo.
See more in Kosovo, Nationalism, Peacekeeping
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December 5, 2007
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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
Richard C. Holbrooke, Vice Chairman, Perseus LLC interviewed by Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor, The Council on Foreign Relations
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.
See more in Kosovo, Peacemaking
February 26, 2007
Essential Documents
Judgment
See more in Bosnia/Herzegovina, Yugoslavia : Montenegro, International Law
February 6, 2007
Daniel Fried, Assistant Secretary of State, U.S. State Department interviewed by Robert McMahon, Deputy Editor
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.
See more in Kosovo, Ethnicity and National Identity, Society and Culture
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.
See more in Kosovo, Peacekeeping, Society and Culture
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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