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All items tagged independenceOpen Think Tank ArticlesDecember 12, 2007 | Kosovo: It's Not as Bad as You ThinkElizabeth Pond: The EU and the UN can build on recent progress to resolve the last unfinished business from the 1990s’ Balkan wars. There is still a long way to go, though, to bring Kosovo under EU supervision and persuade Serbia to opt for a European future. ... MoreAugust 13, 2007 | Will Kosovo End the Transatlantic Honeymoon?Nikolas Kirrill Gvosdev: The US course of action on statehood for Kosovo will be a major test for the newly fortified transatlantic relationship. ... MoreJuly 3, 2007 | Kosovo: The Next Transatlantic Clash?Ulf Gartzke: I warn of a looming “nightmare scenario” when EU member states could split from the US and each other over independent status for Kosovo. Results from the latest Bush-Putin summit could raise the stakes. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesSeptember 8, 2008 | Kashmir Could Secede Through ConsentThe former colony India is now confronted with separatists who call for an independent Kashmir. ++ India’s governance of the region was dreadful at times, but it is still a legitimate democracy. ++ Nobody should oppose an independent Kashmir, but instead they should ask for a consensual secession by taking a vote in Kashmir and in India. ++ The “Idea of India” would not be wounded if it let ... MoreFebruary 27, 2008 | Recognition of Kosovo Punishes Serbian DemocracyKosovo’s illegal declaration of independence has destabilized the international system. ++ Recognizing Kosovo legitimizes imposed solutions to ethnic conflicts, unilateral secession by a non-state actor, and forced partition to sovereign states. ++ “Recognizing Kosovo means saying, in effect, that Serbian democracy must be punished because [Milosevic] was left unpunished.” February 25, 2008 | "Dependent Independence" in KosovoKosovo’s declaration of independence is equally one of dependency - but it’s the “least worst” outcome. ++ Europe is pushing for Kosovo to move from protectorate to EU member state, without allowing it to achieve full independence. ++ Kosovo’s independence does not make the region any more unstable. ++ Serbia has a choice: to sulk, or to start working towards reconstruction and the EU. ... MoreFebruary 25, 2008 | Rethinking the Efficacy of International OrganizationsKosovo’s independence weakens international institutions, which have been waning in influence since end of Cold War. ++ UN and NATO unable to regulate international conflicts. ++ Weaker countries most likely to support international regulations, superpowers rely least upon international law. ++ Institutions can only function if set up to resolve concrete problems; standards can’t be created with ... MoreCommentsSeptember 23, 2008 | There has been an old idea by Thomas Knorr... |
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