Word: kosovo
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...situation is simple for one so complicated. Kosovo, the wayward Serbian province that is 90 percent ethnic Albanian, will settle for nothing short of independence. Serbia refuses to entertain any possibility of that happening. Unsurprisingly, then, the two failed to reach any kind of understanding by Dec. 10, the deadline set by the United Nations for negotiations on Kosovo’s eventual status. With that deadline passed, Kosovo is widely expected to secede and become the world’s youngest country. But it is ignoring the consequences of a sudden divorce. As it stands, an independent Kosovo could...
...Albright cited Kosovo as the greatest achievement of her career as Secretary of State. It was the first act of the U.S. in the post-cold war era by which military action was used as a human-rights tool, and it opened a Pandora's box. It might be too early to call the operation a success. Drasko Jovanovic, Portland, Oregon...
Albright cited Kosovo as the greatest achievement of her career as Secretary of State. It might be too early to know what has been achieved in Kosovo. It was the first act of the U.S. in the post--cold war era by which military action was used as a human-rights tool, and it opened a Pandora's box. The outcome may be that the U.S. has gained a few million new friends but even more enemies. It might be too early to call the operation a success. Drasko Jovanovic, PORTLAND...
During the 1999 war, NATO compelled Serbian security forces to pull out of Kosovo, which was then placed under United Nations rule. Kosovo's provisional government, dominated by the province's mostly ethnic Albanian population, is expected to proclaim independence within the next few weeks. Most European Union members and the United States have announced that they will back Kosovo as an independent state, despite fierce opposition by Serbia and Russia...
...hands." Kostunica, who shares power with Tadic's Democratic Party in the government, could help turn out support for the incumbent from moderate nationalists. However, Kostunica has an uneasy relationship with Tadic; and the Prime Minister's recent rhetoric has become increasingly anti-Western, referring to Western support for Kosovo independence as "ripping out the heart of Serbia." So far, he has refused to comment on the first round's results, or to indicate whom he intends to support...