Maximilian II Articles

Ahead of the Curve: Countdown for Kosovo

United Nations special envoy Marrtti Ahtisaari introduced his plan for Kosovo to Serbian and Kosovar leaders over the weekend. In the Spring 2006 issue of The National Interest Tim Potier addressed how Washington should approach the delic

Protecting Kosovo at the Expense of New York

In his blog Subjective Evaluation, Dimitri K. Simes disputes former President Clinton's assertion that his administration

China's Yugoslav Nightmare

Kosovo may be far far away from China-but its fate is on Beijing's mind.

Conflict Conundrums

For the United States, mediating territorial crises must involve geopolitical juggling.

Black Sea Blues

The Abkhaz seem to have built themselves a state. Now all they need is someone to recognize it.

Realism about Russia

Russia is no longer, and will not again soon be, a great power. To treat it like on is in neither America's interest nor Russia's.

The Lesser Evil: The Best Way Out of the Balkans

Unless the United States wants to occupy the Balkans for decades to come, it will have to contemplate withdrawal under imperfect and unappealing circumstances.

Nasty Little Wars

Ask the Chechen fighters--the future of war is nasty, brutish and anything but short.

Jumping to Confusions

The fall of Milosevic does not vindicate U.S. Balkans policy, and the violence in Israel does not prove Oslo was doomed to fail.

The World's Resentment

Identifying the source and assessing the consequences of the revival and diffusion of anti-Americanism in world politics.

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June 20, 2013