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United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo

Conflict Conundrums

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

The World's Resentment

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

Kofi's Rule

Kofi Annan has promulgated a new rule for the conduct of international affairs. But there were difficulties in applying it, in the case if the weak as well as the strong.

Commentary

Nobel Peace Prize for War

On his blog Subjective Evaluation, Dimitri K. Simes notes that Martti Ahtisaari, latest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, hardly deserves it. As an architect of Kosovo’s independence, he helped cause a war.

Revenge of the Balkans

Our adventurism in the Balkans is having serious consequences for American regional interests, even a decade later.

Kosovo Precedent Prevails

Insisting that recognizing Kosovo would not set a dangerous precedent was wishful thinking. Now the United States needs to backtrack to repair relations with Moscow.

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February 13, 2012