By: Edward P. Joseph
The Trump administration will regret looking for simple solutions to Eastern Europe’s territorial disputes.
We don’t have a dog in that fight.” James Baker, U.S. secretary of state, June 1991, speaking of the impending dissolution of Yugoslavia.
“We don’t exclude territorial adjustments. … We think they’ve got to solve it for themselves.” John Bolton, U.S. national security adviser, August 2018, speaking of talks on territorial swaps between Serbia and Kosovo.
When the next history of the Balkans is written, these two statements will prove to be the most consequential by any U.S. officials.
See at: https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/04/how-to-restart-war-in-the-balkans/
