Reflections: The politics of recognizing Kosovo's independence 6 Articles

by Linda Schreiber

INDEPENDENCE FOR KOSOVO Kosovo's recent Declaration of Independence from Serbia has been a long time coming. Today, while the southern half of Albania is independent, Kosovo, which is the northern half of Albania, is s...read more

by Walter Onubogu

I think the issue of Kosovo's national self determination and international recognition thereof has been one of ardent and heated debate. In my mind its evokes questions about what extent is national self determination a ...read more

by Fiona Thompson

As yet another region of the former Yugoslavia declares independence the international community holds it breath to see what happens. While the United States and the majority of member states of the EU will recognize the i...read more

by Rory Christopher

A cold December day in 1850 South Carolina seceded from the Union. Following the secession were multiple acts of aggression by the US Federal Government. When reinforcing Fort Sumter, the federal government began a new cha...read more

by Steve Hutcheson

The Siege of Kosovo The declaration of independence by the Kosovo Parliament on the 17th February 2008 comes with mixed feelings. On one hand having worked for almost two years in Kosovo during the post NATO period, I a...read more

by F.A. Mitchell

For those who hope for peace in the Balkans, February 18 was a red letter day in modern history, as the US and major European powers recognized Kosovo as an independent state a day after Kosovo declared its independence. ...read more