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Hadn’t noticed this before. It’s being regularly updated, and should prove an interesting resource over the next weeks and months
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I love Putin: “I do not see any serious failures,” Putin told a questioner. “All the tasks we set ourselves have been achieved”
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“Putin… said Thursday that he intended to wield substantial and long-running power in the Kremlin after leaving office next month and becoming prime minister”
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It’s easy to forget the human face in broad political disputes. It’s also easy for journalists to over-do the human angle. But after the sob-stories, this article raises some interesting questions about Kosovo’s right to self-determination.
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The money quote: “Both Serbia and Russia have secret plans ready in case the West recognizes Kosovo’s independence. Neither have said what those plans might be.”
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Yep, there’s yet another Italian election kicking off. And despite my hatred of Berlusconi, it looks rather like he’s coming up with some interesting tax plans…
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Forgot to link to this from Kosmopolit – a spot-on take on the dismal failure of the EU’s communications strategy. Sorry, Margot – but it’s all true.
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Dear Nosemonkey,
In this podcast conversation I talk with Sir Ivor Roberts, former UK Ambassador to Yugoslavia in the mid-1990s, now head of Trinity College, Oxford. The subject is Kosovo, and more broadly what western military interventions may entail.
To my surprise I found that we agree pretty much right down the line — from Yugoslavia to the stupidity of the war in Iraq. Sir Ivor is, I think, old-fashioned in that he prefers diplomacy over war.
Perhaps not so much new news here, but a very interesting perspective from a veteran diplomat, superb policy analysis, and quite timely in that the Albanians in Kosovo are on the brink of unilaterally declaring their independence (this Sunday, if Reuters is to be believed). Something to keep an eye on, not only as regards its effects on regional stability but because Kosovo is a bellwether for Russia’s relations with the West.
As always, if you think this podcast worthwhile please feel free to redistribute the link.
Best,
g.
http://www.electricpolitics.com/podcast/2008/02/kosovo_options.html