Where “Balkanization” has come to mean the breaking up of a country into smaller, hostile territories, two weeks ago saw the “anti-Balkanization” of the historically hostile Balkan region. And all because of a TV show.

As this piece from the New York Times/International Herald Tribune discusses, … Continue Reading…

UN envoy Martti Ahtisaari formally delivered details Friday of a plan for the Serbian breakaway province of Kosovo to the so called Contact Group consisting of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and the United States. The plans have not yet been made public but the general drift is likely to be towards increasing independence … Continue Reading…