Making Bosnia Work: Why EU Accession is Not Enough

http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2008/0613_bosnia.html

Argues that the signing of a Stabilization and Association Agreement and identifying Bosnia as a prospective member of the European Union is not a solution for the structural problems which keep the country divided physically and politically. A peace briefing from the U.S. Institute of Peace.

Foreign Relations of the U.S. 1969-1976, Eastern Europe, Eastern Mediterranean, 1969-1972

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/nixon/xxix/index.htm

The official documentary historical record of U.S. foreign policy. Major focus of this volume is on Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey. From the State Department.

Foreign Relations of the U.S.: 1969-1976 European Security

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/nixon/xxxix/

Latest volume to be released in the official diplomatic history of the U.S. This volume focuses on two major issues: strengthening European security and cooperation and reducing size of NATO and Warsaw Pact forces. From the State Department.

Future of the Balkans and U.S. Policy Concerns

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL32136.pdf

Reviews recent progress in ending armed conflict and launching political and economic reforms and remaining challenges such as resolving the status of Kosovo, breaking the power of political-criminal groups, and bringing war criminals to justice. Also traces efforts to bring the Balkans more into the orbit of Euro-Atlantic organizations and reduce the size of peacekeeping NATO forces. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

Foreign Relations of the U.S. 1969-1976: Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, 1973-1976

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/nixon/xxx/index.htm

Focuses on diplomatic maneuvers during the Nixon-Ford years, especially during the period when Turkey invaded the eastern half of Cyprus in 1974. From the State Department.

Coming Soon to a Country Near You: Kosovo Sovereignty

http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2007/1214_kosovo.html

Discusses the reasons for U.S. support of a sovereign Kosovo and how this diplomatic position affects relations with Russia and Serbia. From the U.S. Institute of Peace.

The Eastern Dimension of America's New European Allies

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB813.pdf

Examines how Europe and the U.S. can create a more secure Eastern Dimension to prevent Moldova, Ukraine, Belarus and Georgia from becoming sources of domestic and regional instability vulnerable to Russian neo-imperialist ambitions. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.

Kosovo: Breaking the Deadlock

http://www.usip.org/pubs/usipeace_briefings/2007/0914_kosovo.html

Describes events since the failure of the UN Security Council to appove the plan for peace prepared by former Finnish President Ahtisaari. From the U.S. Institute of Peace

Political Trends in the New Eastern Europe: Ukraine and Belarus

http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB781.pdf

Describes Belarus as the last true dictatorship in Europe and examines growing tensions, especially regarding energy policy, between Belarus and Russia. Describes Ukraine as a country whose political system is in profound turmoil. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.

Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RL34051.pdf

Discusses the controversy surrounding the U.S. decision to build a ground-based missile defense system in Eastern Europe, the arguments of Europeans for and against the system, and congressional considerations. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.

Secret Detentions and Illegal Transfers of Detainees Involving Council of Europe Member States

http://assembly.coe.int/CommitteeDocs/2007/EMarty_20070608_NoEmbargo.pdf

Widely publicized report criticizing the U.S. government for setting up secret prisons in Poland and Rumania and for measures used to interrogate terrorism suspects. From the Council of Europe.

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