Tag Archives: Kosovo

Declinism as Exceptionalism

Posted on September 2, 2008 by Lee

Francis Fukuyama argues in the Financial Times that the United States should have traded European missile defense and/or Kosovar independence in order to pacify a resurgent Russia. This strange proposal of strategic charity work for the Kremlin, is animated by … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Joshua Foust

Surely, some of our terms for peace will have to be modified to correspond to new realities on the ground and to achieve our ultimate ends, which are security for the Kosovars and peace and stability in the Balkans. Genuine … Continue reading →

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The “Serbian” Claim to South Ossetia

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Lee

The point has been made more than once that the Russian incursion into South Ossetia is ideologically motivated as a retaliatory gesture for Kosovo independence. Wu Wei makes a fine point about why this is not plausible if so: The … Continue reading →

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