KOSOVO, TEN YEARS LATER: 1999-2009
Library and Archives Canada - 395 Wellington Street, Room 156
TORONTO
The Lord Byron Foundation for Balkan Studies
cordially invites you to a panel discussion
KOSOVO, TEN YEARS LATER: 1999-2009
Tuesday, March 31, at 7:00 p.m.
Library and Archives Canada - 395 Wellington Street, Room 156
A major unresolved issue still facing Europe is the future of the province of
Kosovo. 57 countries around the world, including Canada and most members of the
European Union and NATO, have recognized Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of
independence. Over two-thirds of the U.N. member states have not done so,
however, including Russia, China, India, Brazil, Spain, Israel, South Africa,
and Indonesia. The ongoing controversy over Kosovo's future has the potential
to undermine the stability of the international system for decades to come.
To discuss the strategic, legal and political significance of the Kosovo
problem, we present two prominent world affairs analysts:
James BISSETT
Former Canadian Ambassador in Yugoslavia
Chairman of The Lord Byron Foundation for Balkan Studies
Scott TAYLOR
Editor, "Esprit de Corps" Magazine
Author of "Unembedded: Two Decades of Maverick War Reporting"
The speakers will provide a diagnosis of the problem of Kosovo, warn of the
dangers, and recommend workable, durable, and legal solutions.
After their presentation two brief documentaries on the reality of daily life
in Kosovo will be shown, followed by an open-forum discussion.
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No cost to attendees - Donations expected
For all information please contact the LBF at:
(613) 225-3378 or E-mail: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]
The Lord Byron Foundation for Balkan Studies
was founded by the late Sir Alfred Sherman in 1994 as a non-partisan research
institute devoted to studying the Balkan Peninsula in all its aspects. The
Foundation’s research, publications and conferences are designed to correct the
current trend of public commentary which tends not to understand events but to
construct a propagandistic version of Balkan rivalries. The work of the
Foundation is based on the acceptance that the cause of peace, stability and
tolerance in a troubled region can never be advanced by misrepresentation and
by mendacity that characterizes current U.S. policy in the region.
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