Relaunching the Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue

Thirteen years after Kosovo broke away from Serbia, the two countries remain mired in mutual non-recognition, with deleterious effects on both.

The parties need to move past technicalities to tackle the main issues at stake:

Pristina’s independence and Belgrade’s influence over Kosovo’s Serbian minority.

What’s new?

Efforts to resolve the long-running dispute between Kosovo and Serbia over the former’s independence have foundered.

EU-led talks brokered agreement on technical issues but have struggled to address core political questions.

Washington’s mid-2020 mediation effort fell apart when Kosovo’s president had to step away because of war crimes charges…