Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008, was in some ways an anticlimactic event. It was widely expected, as were the immediate reactions: recognition by the United States and a majority of European Union states, and lack of recognition by Serbia, Russia, China, and a number of European and other states harboring separatist movements within their territories.
Memo #:
6
Series:
2
PDF:
PDF URL:
http://www.gwu.edu/~ieresgwu/assets/docs/pepm_006.pdf
Senior Fellow
Affiliation
Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non‑Proliferation
Expertise
Russian-U.S. Relations, Nuclear Command and Control, Communications and Intelligence, Missile Systems, Kosovo, NATO