Tuesday, April 29, 2008

On the Brink?


A battalion of 600 British soldiers is being deployed to Kosovo in order to bolster NATO peacekeeping forces in the volatile days leading up to Serbia's disputed election scheduled for May 11. Meanwhile, outgoing president Vladimir Putin reiterated Russia's position against recognizing the independence of Kosovo, a move that only further complicates the changing dynamics of power in this beleaguered Balkan state. Here is an article which deals specifically with the problems arising out of the shift from UN to EU authority in Kosovo.

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