The Future Status of Kosovo


DateWednesday, December 5, 2007
LocationSenate Capitol, Room SC 6

Soren Jessen-Petersen, Guest Scholar at the U.S. Institute of Peace and former special representative of the UN Secretary General and head of the UN Mission in Kosovo, will join us for a discussion on the future status of the UN-administered province of Kosovo.  The Secretary General has instituted a Dec. 10th deadline to reach an agreement on final status. Kosovo Albanian leaders have signaled their intention to unilaterally declare independence from Serbia before the deadline. With Security Council member states at odds over the province’s final status, what steps can be taken by the international community to mitigate the impact of such a declaration?