Kosovo independence precedent Commentary

Report and Retort: Kosovo's Future

Correspondence between Dimitri... | Jan 22, 2008
Kosovo’s independence could have costly unforeseen consequences. Or so argues National Interest Publisher Dimitri K. Simes in a debate with Ambassador Frank Wisner, the U.S. Special Envoy to the talks on the province’s future status.

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.

Kosovo Precedent Watch

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Jun 13, 2007
What does the Armenian separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh have to do with Kosovo? Quite a lot. 

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.  

Questions on Kosovo

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Mar 21, 2007
When it comes to Kosovo, supporters of its indenpendence have some tough questions to answer. We need no repeats of the run-up to the Iraq War, with its rosy predictions.

Holbrooke's Way or the Highway

Nikolas K. Gvosdev | Mar 13, 2007
It is odd that so many Democrats who argued we never had a “real debate” over Iraq now insist that no such process is required for Kosovo. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke is leading their charge.

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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