Kosovo and U.S. Policy: Background and Current Issues

Abstract

Kosovo represents the last major unfinished business from the wars of Yugoslav succession in the 1990s. In 1998 and 1999, the United States and its NATO allies attempted to put an end to escalating violence between ethnic Albanian guerrillas and Yugoslav/Serb forces in Yugoslavia's Kosovo province in southern Serbia. These efforts culminated in a 78-day NATO bombing campaign (Operation Allied Force) against Serbia from March until June 1999, when then-Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic agreed to withdraw his forces from the province. Since then, Kosovo has been governed by a combination of U.N. and local Kosovar interim governing structures. Under the terms of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1244, the U.N. Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) has retained ultimate political authority in the province. A NATO-led peacekeeping force, KFOR, is charged with providing a secure environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 24, 2007
Accession Number
ADA478845

Entities

People

  • Julie Kim
  • Steven Woehrel

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  • Library of Congress

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  • Autonomy
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  • Agreements
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  • Department Of State
  • European Union
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  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Market Economy
  • Minority Groups
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  • Sociology

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