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Formal status of the province is much less important than the quality of people's everyday life (Photo: Wikipedia)

A new beginning for Kosovo

During the last 20 years, the Kosovo conflict has been handled by the international community on the basis of three counterproductive assumptions.

One, it was believed that it could be dealt with as a special case and in isolation from the rest of former Yugoslavia, Europe and larger world order issues.

Two, it was seen as a political power issue rather than a case for professional conflict-resolution.

Three, there was a belief that deficient conflict analysis and the lack o...

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

Formal status of the province is much less important than the quality of people's everyday life (Photo: Wikipedia)

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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