Kosovo's Future Status and U.S. Policy

Abstract

This report discusses the issue of Kosovo s future status; that is, whether it should become an independent country or continue to be part of Serbia, but with a large degree of autonomy. The future status of Kosovo is the most sensitive and potentially destabilizing political question in the Balkans. The United States and its main European allies favor independence for Kosovo. They have been working on the draft of a UN Security Council resolution on Kosovo s status for several months. However, a resolution has not yet been put to a vote due to Russian objections to any provision that would open the way to Kosovo s independence. The first session of the 110th Congress may consider legislation on Kosovo s status. This report will be updated as events warrant. For more on the current situation in Kosovo, see CRS Report RL31053, Kosovo and U.S. Policy, by Steven J. Woehrel and Julie Kim.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 12, 2007
Accession Number
ADA476745

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People

  • Steven Woehrel

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Autonomy
  • Communities
  • Congress
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Security
  • Law
  • Minority Groups
  • Municipalities
  • Negotiations
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • United States
  • Urban Areas

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  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Systems Analysis and Design