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Why Albania’s Foreign Policy toward Serbia Should Change

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By Albert Rakipi Ph.D. The issuing of official charges and the start of a trial for the former top leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army in the Specialist Chambers in The Hague are an extreme development that may have serious political implications in Kosovo; but also in its relations with Serbia, as well as international relations in the region. This is true for at least three reasons: First, it is due to the fact that those accused of “establishing and directing a criminal enterprise” and “committing war crimes and crimes against humanity” are the very same people who founded and…

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