Associated Press February 20, 2008 The United States is assuring Serbia it wants to help integrate it into Western institutions and repair relations roiled by the recognition of Kosovo’s independence. But a U.S. official is also cautioning that Serbia’s chances of joining the European Union and NATO will hinge on letting go of Kosovo and […]
The Guardian February 19, 2008 Europe’s big countries and the US moved yesterday to seal Kosovo’s future irreversibly as an independent country by promptly announcing the diplomatic recognition of the fledgling state. more
New York Times February 19, 2008 Kosovo won the recognition of the United States and its biggest Western European allies on Monday, while earning rebukes and rejections from Serbia, Russia and a disparate mix of states the world over who face their own separatist movements at home. more
San Francisco Chronicle February 17, 2008 Americans and all other travelers entering Europe would have to be fingerprinted under a plan approved this week by the European Union. But don’t start readying your thumb yet: The plan must be approved by all 27 member nations and wouldn’t go into effect until 2013. more
Time February 14, 2008 It was, at first blush, the same old depressing script. When U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates gave a major speech on the need for NATO members to step up their efforts in Afghanistan at the annual Munich Conference on Security Policy last week, a quick scan of the headlines would […]