Regional Conflicts in the Western Balkans and the Caucasus Revisited: Comparison of Kosovo to South Ossetia and Abkhazia
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Abkhazia; Comparison of Kosovo to South Ossetia/Abkhazia; Ethno-nationalist conflicts in South Ossetia/Abkhazia; Kosovo; NATO’s intervention in Kosovo; South Ossetia; US Foreign Policy;
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