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As the coronavirus pandemic raises tensions, the Trump administration’s strategy of bowing to Serbia’s authoritarian president is coming completely undone.

But the Serbian president says “we need more talks” with the former province, which insists that Belgrade recognize its independence.

The Balkans are center stage for new tensions between Russia and the West—but how real is the action?

Peace talks have fallen apart again in the Balkans—but Greece and Macedonia show the proper way forward.

The Russian president’s visit to Serbia was a lovefest—but beyond the odes to Orthodox brotherhood, the two authoritarian leaders are using one another to advance a geopolitical agenda.

Federations of ethnonational states can become explosive during moments of political liberalization. Abiy Ahmed must tread carefully to avoid a Balkan nightmare.

Why the Kosovo conflict still matters today.

Ill-advised land swaps and population transfers won’t bring peace. They’re more likely to revive the bloodshed that plagued the Balkans during the 1990s.

The Trump administration will regret looking for simple solutions to Eastern Europe's territorial disputes.

Trump doesn’t think the country is worth defending. Putin has already tried to destabilize it once—the West can’t let it happen again.

War is politics by other means — and so is the World Cup.

Serbia’s nationalist soccer fans hoped to restore their national pride by beating a Swiss team led by Kosovar stars. Instead, the Kosovo-born Xherdan Shaqiri handed them a humiliating defeat.