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How to Fix the Western Balkans

The United States and the EU must do more to show the citizens of the Balkans that a peaceful European future is still possible.

Jeffrey Mankoff

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Security Jul 7, 2017 Snapshot

How to Fix the Western Balkans

The United States and the EU must do more to show the citizens of the Balkans that a peaceful European future is still possible.

Jeffrey Mankoff

Bosnia & Herzegovina Dec 20, 2016 Snapshot

Dysfunction in the Balkans

The political settlement in the former Yugoslavia is unraveling.

Timothy Less

Brexit Jul 6, 2016 Snapshot

Backing the Balkans

There can be no better signal of Europe’s commitment to the European project than expanding it to the Balkans, a project that has languished of late.

Edward P. Joseph, Sasha Toperich, and Ognen Vangelov

Best of 2015 May 10, 2015 Snapshot

The Balkans, Interrupted

With Macedonia facing its worst ever political crisis, with Bosnian unity at its most tenuous since the war, and with Kosovo witnessing a mass exodus of citizens who...

Edward P. Joseph

Visitors walk on an art installation inside a bunker near in Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, April 24, 2015.

Political Development Apr 24, 2013 Postscript

Kosovo and Serbia Make a Deal

After months of negotiations, Kosovo and Serbia have finally agreed to normalize relations. The deal pushes some questions aside and requires both parties to accept...

Nikolas K. Gvosdev

Political Development Jun 23, 2011 Snapshot

The Balkans After Mladic

In an update to their 2009 Foreign Affairs article, "The Death of Dayton," McMahon and Western write that Mladic's recent arrest is an opportunity for the...

Patrice C. McMahon and Jon Western

Strategy & Conflict Apr 26, 2010 Snapshot

Unfreezing Kosovo

Two years after it declared independence, Kosovo has not progressed as many of its backers -- most especially the United States -- once hoped. To make Kosovo...

Nikolas K. Gvosdev

Security January/February 2006 Response

Kosovo and Its Discontents

Nikolas K. Gvosdev

Security November/December 2005 Comment

Independence for Kosovo

Given the atrocities they have suffered in the past and the autonomy they are enjoying now, Kosovo's Albanians will never accept continued Serbian sovereignty. The...

Charles A. Kupchan

Security January/February 2005 Essay

Back to the Balkans

Since Slobodan Milosevic was sent to The Hague two years ago, the former Yugoslavia has dropped off the international radar. But the Balkans are far from secure:...

Edward P. Joseph

Human Rights May/June 2003 Essay

Milosevic in The Hague

Yugoslavia's former tyrant now sits in the dock facing charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. Serving as his own counsel, Slobodan Milosevic rages against...

Gary J. Bass

War & Military Strategy May/June 2002 Review Essay

The New Way of War?

What happened in Kosovo, and what lessons can be learned from it? Three new books examine the conflict and its influence on how America fights. But as scholars debate...

Stephen Biddle

Global Institutions July/August 2001 Review Essay

Compromised Command

In Waging Modern War, General Wesley Clark describes how NATO bested Serbia -- just barely -- in the organization's first-ever shooting war. With confused priorities,...

Richard K. Betts

EU May/June 2000 Review Essay

Sorting Out the Balkans: Three New Looks at a Trouble Region

Two new books on Kosovo and a massive history of the Balkans try to make sense of a troubled region -- with wildly mixed results.

Ivo Banac

Security May/June 2000 Essay

Kosovo Seething

Kosovo is again erupting with ethnic killings. Just who is to blame for the ongoing violence: hard-line extremists or the embittered populace? Western leaders have...

David Rohde

Science & Technology May/June 2000 Comment

War Logs On: Girding America for Computer Combat

In Kosovo, America stumbled into the age of computer warfare. Now Washington must think hard about how to attack its foes' electronic networks and defend its own.

Bruce D. Berkowitz

Humanitarian Intervention January/February 2000 Letter

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Clearing up Kosovo

To the Editor: The following observations are prompted by the articles on the former Yugoslavia in the September/October 1999 and November/December 1999 issues:

Morton Abramowitz

Human Rights November/December 1999 Response

A Perfect Polemic: Blind to Reality on Kosovo

If the Clinton White House is for it, Michael Mandelbaum must be against it. Hence his broadside on Kosovo ignored the inconvenient fact that NATO won.

James B. Steinberg

Humanitarian Intervention November/December 1999 Essay

NATO's Success in Kosovo

The NATO war in Kosovo did not come out of the blue. The alliance fought only after Belgrade turned a deaf ear to diplomacy, and NATO knew the risks it was running....

Javier Solana

Economics November/December 1999 Essay

A European "New Deal" for the Balkans

Peace in the Balkans depends on economic stability and prosperity for all. To overcome the legacies of failed economic reforms and ethnic strife, southeastern Europe...

Benn Steil and Susan L. Woodward

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Backing the Balkans

The Balkans, Interrupted

Kosovo and Serbia Make a Deal

The Balkans After Mladic

Unfreezing Kosovo

Kosovo and Its Discontents

Independence for Kosovo

Back to the Balkans

Milosevic in The Hague

The New Way of War?

Compromised Command

Sorting Out the Balkans: Three New Looks at a Trouble Region

Kosovo Seething

War Logs On: Girding America for Computer Combat

Clearing up Kosovo

A Perfect Polemic: Blind to Reality on Kosovo

NATO's Success in Kosovo

A European "New Deal" for the Balkans

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