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President Aleksandar Vucic (left) publicly supports Serbia's EU accession, but does he really want Serbia to join the EU? Vucic wants to have his cake and eat it too (Photo: eu2018bg/Flickr)

A fork in the road for Serbia

The Belgrade-Pristina dialogue recently resumed after a hiatus of 20 months. Successful negotiations must be informed by knowing the interests of both sides as the basis for compromise.

We know what Kosovo wants. Prime minister Avdullah Hoti insists that Serbia recognise Kosovo as an independent and sovereign state within its current frontiers, and for Kosovo to join international organisations such as the United Nations.

Visa-free travel by Kosovo passport-holders would be an im...

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David L. Phillips is director of the programme on peace-building and human rights at Columbia University. His work with ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke as a senior adviser to the State Department is described in his book titled Liberating Kosovo: Coercive Diplomacy and US Intervention.

President Aleksandar Vucic (left) publicly supports Serbia's EU accession, but does he really want Serbia to join the EU? Vucic wants to have his cake and eat it too (Photo: eu2018bg/Flickr)

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David L. Phillips is director of the programme on peace-building and human rights at Columbia University. His work with ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke as a senior adviser to the State Department is described in his book titled Liberating Kosovo: Coercive Diplomacy and US Intervention.

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