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.

http://www.usip.org/resources/coming-soon-country-near-you-kosova-sovereignty

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.

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.

http://www.usip.org/resources/kosovo-breaking-deadlock

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

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.

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.

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.

http://www.usip.org/resources/serbia-moving-toward-europe

Summarizes a discussion among scholars on the prevailing direction of political sentiment in Serbia. From the U.S. Institute of Peace.

http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=S/2007/168/Add.1

Recommends independence for Kosovo and outlines the structure by which it should be achieved. From the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Kosovo and the United Nations.

http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/rp2007/rp07-027.pdf

Outlines the key elements of the European Union's strategy and approach to admission of the Western Balkans countries including Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia (including Kosovo). British House of Commons Library Research Paper 07/27.

http://www.usip.org/resources/kosovo-what-can-go-wrong

Reviews the position of Kosovo, which has been under United Nations protection since the end of the NATO/Yugoslavia war. Under a plan crafted by a UN special envoy, Kosovo would be removed from Serbian authority and provided with independence under international supervision. This report discusses possible sources of conflict which could nullify the plan or destabilize the region. From the U.S. Institute of Peace.