October 2008
Cutting or Tightening the Gordian Knot?
The Future of Kosovo and the Peace Process in the Western Balkans After the Decision on Independence
This book assesses the consequences and repercussions of Kosovo's declaration of independence, featuring contributions from the 16th Workshop of the Partnership for Peace (PfP) Consortium Study Group on Regional Stability in Southeast Europe, held in Austria in May 2008. Issues discussed relate to the stability of Kosovo and the western Balkans as a whole as well as relations between Kosovo's neighbors such as Serbia and Macedonia. The book also covers whether Kosovo's secession could set a precedent for the region, US, EU and Russian involvement and the necessity of confidence building measures for progress to be achieved.
© 2008 Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence: National Defence Academy and Bureau for Security Policy in co-operation with the PfP Consortium of Defence Academies and Security Studies Institutes, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
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Author:
Predrag Jureković, Johann Pucher, Judy Batt, Lulzim Peci, Zhidas Daskalovski, Dane Taleski, Shelly Ross, Heinz Vetschera, Karin Marmsoler, Franz-Lothar Altmann, Matthew Rhodes, Martin Malek, Enver Hasani, Wolfgang Benedek, Dennis JD Sandole
Editor:
Ernst M Felberbauer, Predrag Jureković, Frederic Labarre
ISBN/EAN:
978-3-902670-02-1
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Chapters:
- Background Speech
- The Status Process and its Implications for Kosovo and Serbia
- The Independence of Kosovo and the Consolidation of Macedonia
- Implications for Southern Serbia
- The Secession of Kosovo - A Precedent for the Region?
- The Future International Presences in Kosovo
- Kosovo's Independence: The Consequences for EU Integration Policy
- Kosovo: America's "NATO State" in the Balkans?
- The Russian "Return" to the Western Balkans
- From UNMIK to EULEX
- International Support to Enhance Confidence Building in Kosovo
- Untying the Gordian Knot in the Balkans
- Conclusions and Recommendations
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