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  • Thailand
    Thai Hold an Election, Kosovars Commemorate NATO’s War, and More
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    Thailand conducts its first general election since the 2014 military coup, and Kosovo commemorates twenty years since the end of the war.
    Podcast with Robert McMahon and Charles A. Kupchan March 21, 2019 The World Next Week
  • Kosovo
    A Conversation with Hashim Thaçi
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    President Hashim Thaçi of Kosovo discusses his country's ten years of independence, its progress in joining international organizations such as the United Nations and the European Union, and the country's foreign policy in the region.
    Event with Hashim Thaçi February 5, 2019
  • Global
    The World Next Week: February 23, 2017
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    President Donald J. Trump addresses Congress, the UN Security Council debates Kosovo, and the 89th Academy Awards are held.
    Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon February 23, 2017 The World Next Week
  • Global
    The World Next Week: Februrary 13, 2014
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    President Barack Obama travels to Mexico; talks on Iran's nuclear program resume; and Kosovo marks the sixth anniversary of its independence.
    Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon February 13, 2014 The World Next Week
  • Kosovo
    Kupchan: Recognizing Kosovo Least Bad Option for United States
    Interview: CFR’s Charles A. Kupchan says recognizing Kosovo as independent is the best pragmatic solution from a list of bad options.
    Interview with Charles A. Kupchan and Bernard Gwertzman March 7, 2008
  • Diplomacy and International Institutions
    Wisner: Russian Opposition to Kosovo Independence ’Unbelievably Regrettable’
    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.”
    Interview with Frank G. Wisner and Bernard Gwertzman February 12, 2008
  • Kosovo
    Kupchan: Russian Opposition to Kosovo Independence ‘Perplexing’
    Charles A. Kupchan, CFR’s top Europe expert, says with Kosovo on the cusp of announcing independence, he finds the continued Russian opposition “perplexing.”
    Interview with Charles A. Kupchan and Bernard Gwertzman December 18, 2007
  • Peacekeeping
    Holbrooke: Kosovo Independence Declaration Could Spark Crisis
    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.
    Interview with Richard C. Holbrooke and Bernard Gwertzman December 5, 2007 Center for Preventive Action
  • Kosovo
    The Future of Kosovo: A Conversation with R. Nicholas Burns
    Last week, UN special envoy Martii Ahtisaari met with the Security Council to discuss his proposal for Kosovar independence. Ahtisaari’s plan is the basis for a resolution being discussed this week in the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Join Undersecretary Nicholas Burns for a timely discussion regarding the prospects for a sovereign Kosovo. **Please note special time.**6:30-7:00 p.m. - Cocktail Reception7:00-8:00 p.m. - Meeting
    Event April 16, 2007
  • Race and Ethnicity
    Serbs Urged to Accept Kosovo Plan to Gain ‘European Future’
    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.
    Interview with Daniel Fried and Robert McMahon February 6, 2007
  • Europe
    Kosovo Eyes Independence
    Recent talks in Vienna have revived speculation about the prospects for a near-term solution to the final status of Kosovo. Some experts believe an agreement on Kosovo’s independence could be on the horizon, though there are still myriad factors that could influence efforts to resolve the province’s status.
    Backgrounder by Lee Hudson Teslik February 23, 2006
  • Kosovo
    Forgotten Intervention?
    Overview The price of U.S. and EU inaction in the western Balkans was amply illustrated in the 1990s, as opportunities for preventive action were squandered and the former Yugoslavia descended int…
    Council Special Report by Amelia Branczik and Major General William L. Nash June 8, 2005 Center for Preventive Action
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Balkans 2010
    Overview Despite years of involvement by the United States and its allies, the Balkans region is suffering from economic stagnation and high unemployment; hundreds of thousands of refugees still a…
    Report by Edward C. Meyer and Major General William L. Nash December 9, 2002 Center for Preventive Action
  • Kosovo
    Promoting Sustainable Economies in the Balkans
    The conflict in Kosovo, less than four years after the brutal civil war in Bosnia, was a wake-up call to the international community. The West and others had once again underestimated the powerful fo…
    Task Force Report by Steven L. Rattner and Michael Froman January 24, 2000
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