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Reversing the Decline in the Balkans
Recommendations for Western Policy
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The Century Foundation,
Public International Law & Policy Group,
4/27/2004
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Sixteen experts involved in Balkan issues, including Century Foundation senior fellow Morton Abramowitz, met in early March 2004 to review the situation in Serbia, Montenegro, and Kosovo. They argued that the international community has grown complacent in the Balkans and the area is drifting dangerously. At the center of this drift is the uncertainty of the status of Kosovo, which is eroding stability and growth in the area. They urge the United States and its European allies to reverse this drift by focusing on effective ways to help bring about concrete political and economic reforms in Serbia, establishing a process to make a determination of Kosovo’s final status by mid-2005, and easing pressure on Montenegro to remain a part of the Serbia-Montenegro Union. A democratic, prosperous Serbia will be better fostered by Serbia’s independence from Kosovo and Montenegro. If the international community continues with its status quo policy the entire region could become seriously destabilized.
The roundtable was co-sponsored by The Century Foundation and the Public International Law and Policy Group.
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Edition: Online
Pages: 10
Price: Free
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Taking Note
