Retired General Cevik Bir said on Friday that seeking a solution to the problems in the Balkan region was not possible without taking Turkey into account, adding that Turkey has important responsibilities in the region.

The Balkans return to the headlines this month, as the United States and Europe prepare to launch negotiations to determine whether Kosovo—the breakaway Serbian province over which they went to war in 1999—becomes an independent state.

Can diplomacy at last bring peace and stability to the Balkans, or do negotiations...

The artificial and inadequate International Court of Justice is the least useful approach to resolving separatist conflicts, as its recent ruling on Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia makes clear.

Robert D. Kaplan, veteran correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly and author of Balkan Ghosts, was given unprecedented access to journey and live with marines and army special forces--America’s imperial grunts on the ground. Kaplan presents an unforgettable insider’s account not only of our country’s current involvement in world affairs, but...

Attacking Qaddafi’s military equipment—whether it is threatening civilian populations or not—is an essential next step, but it does not guarantee success for the rebels, still less for the United States.

NATO should make commitment to maintaining a secure environment, holding war criminals accountable, and helpingBalkan leaders build and sustain democratic institutions and protect human rights.

The purpose of the eleven-member delegation was to assess both the political and economic situation in the region and the effects that the war in Kosovo has had on neighboring states.

UN meeting in Rambouillet represents a massive failure of Western political leadership, and the start of a long and potentially deadly deployment of NATO "peacekeepers."