Europe Faces a Threat Bigger Than Russia: Its Own Balkanization

The bridge connecting south and north Mitrovica. Photo credit: REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski.

Bridge construction in the Western Balkans may be a microcosm of Europe’s fragmented, post-American future. During the Kosovo War of 1998-1999, the main bridge over the river Ibar in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica was an important focal point. “On one side, sitting in chairs outside the Dolce Vita bar and listening to Italian music, are […]

Planning for Postwar Gaza: Lessons from Kosovo

Kosovars greet members of the British Army as part of the NATO peacekeeping force, June 12, 1999. Photo credit: PA Images via Reuters Connect.

As the war in Gaza drags on, so do efforts to identify a model for postwar governance and security. The experience of Kosovo following NATO’s 1999 expulsion of Serbian forces may offer some lessons. A Brief History Refresher In March 1999, in the wake of a growing Kosovo Liberation Army insurgency, an upturn in Serbian […]