Kosovo must use this moment to reframe the narrative of the past
The incoming government needs to make a vital addition to the state’s foreign policy.
|2021.02.23
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Herein lies the foreign policy dilemma.
Time and time again the international community asks that Kosovo offer all of its carrots to Serbia and then punishes Kosovo when it refuses.
Kosovo must fight against narrations of historical equal culpability that define debates over its sovereignty today.
Framing violence as one of equal culpability is usually the first step in shielding aggressors from responsibility and repercussions.
Why is the international community asking Kosovo to woo its aggressor for concessions, instead of demanding that the aggressor concede?
Sidita Kushi
Sidita Kushi is an assistant professor of political science at Bridgewater State University and serves as a visiting scholar at the Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. She researches humanitarian military interventions, U.S. foreign policy and intervention trends, security and economic crises, and Balkan politics.
DISCLAIMERThe views of the writer do not necessarily reflect the views of Kosovo 2.0.
This story was originally written in English.