Patrick Moore

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• September 11, 2009

  China’s Warning From Beyond The Grave

  It is not every day that a former head of the world’s largest ruling communist party discovers that parliamentary democracy is the best way forward for his country. Zhao Ziyang's findings were written during his house arrest and published posthumously.

• October 30, 2007

  Serbs Reject Imposed Reforms, But Is It Smoke Or Fire?

  Ethnic-Serbian officials have rejected reforms demanded by the EU, while protests have swept the Bosnian Serb Republic. But how much does it have to do with Brussels, and what role does Moscow play?

• October 26, 2007

  Is EU Set To Recognize Independence?

  There are increasing signs that a critical mass of European Union countries may be set to recognize an independent Kosovo if the current round of Belgrade-Pristina negotiations do not produce an agreement by December 10.

• September 26, 2007

  Is EU The 'Wild Card'?

  In ongoing status talks, the Kosovars insist on independence, which Serbia rejects out of hand, while Washington and Moscow firmly back each side. The EU has backed independence, but some member states have cast doubt on the bloc's unity.

• September 11, 2007

  On The Margins Of The Pacific Rim

  Did Putin's participation in the APEC forum in Sydney signal Russia's goal of becoming a "formidable Pacific player"?

• September 05, 2007

  Foreign Minister Draws 'Red Lines'

  A recent speech by Sergei Lavrov revealed much continuity with Soviet-era thinking, as he sought to highlight differences between the United States and Western Europe.

• August 30, 2007

  Hard Facts Make Compromise Unlikely

  Talks on the province's status have resumed, but there is little hope for a breakthrough.

• April 24, 2007

  The Likelihood Of Partition

  Some have suggested that the Serbian-dominated north of Kosovo will break off from that province and join Serbia if the Albanian majority declares independence.

• March 27, 2007

  Kosovo: Independence Looms, But Pitfalls Remain

  A billboard in Pristina reads, "Kosovo Awaits Its Future" (file photo) (epa) March 27, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The emergence of an independent Kosovo appears to be only a matter of time. UN special envoy Martti Ahtisaari has drawn up a clear road map for "supervised independence," including guarantees for minorities, as his plan for ensuring lasting peace and political and economic stability in the region.

• December 18, 2006

  Brezhnev Remembered

  On the 100th anniversary of his birth, many in the former Soviet Union look back with nostalgia to Leonid Brezhnev's "era of stagnation."

• November 28, 2006

  Archive | Kosovo in the home stretch

  PRAGUE, November 28, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- The international community has put off settling Kosovo's final status until shortly after the Serbian elections slated for January 21, 2007. But the delay seems unlikely to affect the outcome, which will in all probability be a conditional independence.

• November 20, 2006

  RFE/RL Speaks To President Stipe Mesic

  Croatia's president told RFE/RL the destruction of Vukovar 15 years ago was part of Slobodan Milosevic's plan to establish a Greater Serbia by force.

• October 26, 2006

  Kosovo: A Precedent For Frozen Conflicts?

  (RFE/RL) PRAGUE, October 25, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana acknowledged recently that Kosovo's campaign for independence could set a precedent for Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

• October 20, 2006

  In Damage Limitation Mode

  Initially silent, the Kremlin is now seeking to downplay President Putin's 'joke' about rape charges brought against the Israeli president.

• September 25, 2006

  Croatia: President Raises Eyebrows With Havana Trip

  Iranian President Ahmadinejad (left) shaking hands with Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka at the NAM summit in Havana on September 15 (epa) PRAGUE, September 25, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- When the news came in mid-September that the Nonaligned Movement (NAM) had begun its summit in Havana, the reaction of many people was, "Is that organization still around?" Indeed, the end of the Cold War in 1989-91 and the dissolution of two antagonistic blocs seemed to mark the end of any need for a moment whose purpose was to navigate between those blocs and exploit their antagonisms for its members' own interests.

• September 25, 2006

  UN Kosovo Envoy Prepares To Act

  With talks on Kosovo's final status badly stalled, the UN is preparing to announce an imposed solution as early as next month.

• July 29, 2006

  Balkans: A Tale Of Two Serbias

  Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica (left) visiting the Serbian Orthodox Christian monastery in Gracanica, Kosovo in June (epa) PRAGUE, July 29, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- The loss of Kosovo could be a chance for progressive Serbs to put forward serious programs for dealing with the country's real problems.

• June 25, 2006

  Is It Time For An Alternative To The EU?

  Expansion fatigue increasingly seems to be blocking the aspirations of Balkan countries to join the EU. Is it time to envision an independent development model?

• June 25, 2006

  Jessen-Petersen's Departure Begins The Endgame

  UNMIK head Soren Jessen-Petersen leaves Kosovo at the end of June. His successor is likely to be the last person in that post before the international community and Kosovar leaders agree on the details of how Kosovo will move toward independence.

• May 29, 2006

  Balkans: Region Awaits Clear Signal From EU, NATO

  EU foreign-policy chief Javier Solana (right) welcomes Montenegro Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic to Brussels on May 29 (epa) PRAGUE, May 29, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- The victory of pro-independence forces in Montenegro's May 21 referendum suggests that one long-standing contentious issue will soon disappear from the Balkan political agenda. Other problems continue to bedevil the region, however, some with far-reaching implications.

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