Resisting Stolen Elections: Lessons from the Philippines, Serbia, Ukraine, and Gambia admin, October 23, 2020August 14, 2024 Discussion has grown for months about how the upcoming U.S. election results could be contested and possibly subverted. No one knows for certain what will happen, but there are precedents we can learn from about how attempts to overturn election results have been stopped. Continue Reading
The War on Yugoslavia, 10 Years Later admin, April 6, 2009 It has been 10 years since the U.S.-led war on Yugoslavia. For many leading Democrats, including some in top positions in the Obama administration, it was a “good” war, in contrast to the Bush administration’s “bad” war on Iraq. And though the suffering and instability unleashed by the 1999 NATO military campaign wasn’t as horrific as the U.S. invasion of Iraq four years later, the war was nevertheless unnecessary and illegal, and its political consequences are far from settled…. Continue Reading
Mauritania’s coup is a setback for democracy admin, October 3, 2008 The overthrow in August of what arguably constituted the most democratic government in the Arab world marks a serious setback in Africa as well as the Middle East. Continue Reading
Video interview: The Politics of the U.S. Recognition of Serbia admin, February 26, 2008 The Real News Stephen Zunes: Along with the right to self-determination comes the principle of territorial integrity. Continue Reading
Kosovo and the Politics of Recognition admin, February 20, 2008 Even among longstanding supporters of national self-determination for Kosovo, the eagerness with which the Bush administration extended diplomatic recognition immediately upon that country’s declaration of independence on February 17 has raised serious concerns. Indeed, it serves as a reminder of the series of U.S. policy blunders over the years that have compounded the Balkan tragedy…. Continue Reading
Strategic Dialogue: Kosovo admin, February 19, 2008 Was the United States too hasty in recognizing the new state of Kosovo? Ian Williams and Stephen Zunes have different takes in this strategic dialogue. To see the original essays, follow these links to Williams and Zunes. Continue Reading
Bombing Is Not The Answer admin, March 24, 1999 The ongoing threats of NATO air strikes against Serbia to end the Milosevic regime’s repression against Kosovo’s Albanian majority is a prime example of the wrong policy at the wrong time. Continue Reading