International recognition of Kosovo Commentary

Russia Returns

Gordon N. Bardos | Aug 11, 2008
The war in South Ossetia is a stark reminder that the United States cannot accomplish its goals in Eastern Europe and the Balkans without Russian help. The next president will have to work hard to repair relations.

Kosovo-The Day After

Brooke Leonard | Feb 27, 2008
Kosovo has declared its independence, with approval from the West—much to the chagrin of Russia, Serbia and China. Has an unprecedented precedent been set?

Calamity over Kosovo?

Brooke Leonard | Dec 18, 2007
At a Council on Foreign Relations event on Friday, Daniel Serwer, Charles Kupchan, Janusz Bugajski and Dimitri Simes discussed the ongoing international standoff over Kosovo. Should Washington support independence?

Kosovo Watch

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Nov 12, 2007
What should be done about Kosovo? What options do the United States and the other key players have? TNI editor Nick Gvosdev gives his take on the controversy.

Avoiding a Balkan Train Wreck?

Marisa Morrison | Jun 28, 2007
A renewed diplomatic effort and "fresh ideas" are necessary to break the Security Council stalemate on Kosovo, says the Greek ambassador to the United States.

Kosovo Precedent Watch, Part II

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Jun 28, 2007
That Kosovo's independence wouldn't set a precedent is an unonvincing argument for several other former-Soviet territories.

A Conversation with Vuk Jeremic

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | May 25, 2007
TNI editor Nikolas Gvosdev sits down with Serbia's Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic.

Kosovo Needs a Multilateral Approach

Gordon N. Bardos | May 04, 2007
The argument that the United States should recognize Kosovo’s independence even without Security Council approval is almost certainly wrong.  

Kosovo's Western Front

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Apr 30, 2007
All eyes in Kosovo and elsewhere are on the United Nations as the Security Council rules on the future of the Western Sahara.

A Kosovo Reality Check

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Feb 05, 2007
American leaders’ hopes for a quick and painless final status agreement on Kosovo face one major obstacle: Reality.

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