Experts Warn US Is Turning Its Back On Kurds

By HAWAR ABDUL-RAZAQ 27/09/2010 ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurds say they unreservedly backed the Americans to topple Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003. Their peshmerga forces fought alongside the Americans against the former Iraqi army. But now many warn that...

A win-win solution for Kosovo is possible

What follows is an interview I gave Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty on 1 September 2010 on the current situation in and around Kosovo in the run-up to the UN General Assembly Session starting on 14 September 2010. Interview: ‘I Am Quite Hopeful That A Win-Win...

Does the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on Kosovo’s Declaration of Independence Resolve Anything?

The Birmingham Brief published an edited version of my analysis of the ICJ’s advisory opinion on Kosovo’s declaration of independence.

Does the ICJ’s Opinion on Kosovo Resolve Anything?

Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso reproduced my analysis of the ICJ’s advisory opinion on Kosovo’s declaration of independence. Their site also features a translation of the piece into Italian

The ICJ and Kosovo’s Declaration of Independence: Anything Resolved?

I always tell my students that, when sitting an exam, they have to answer the question that has been set rather than one that they feel comfortable with. No analogy is ever perfect, but this one sums up pretty neatly the outcome of the deliberations by the...

The Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on Kosovo’s Declaration of Independence

The Nationalities Blog of the Association for the Study of Nationalities reproduced my two pieces on the ICJ opinion on Kosovo: What to Expect from the ICJ Opinion on Kosovo Does the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on Kosovo’s Declaration of...