tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17149992.post70611473671709982..comments2023-11-05T12:34:12.796+01:00Comments on Conflict and Compromise: How (not) to negotiate on KosovoWim Roffelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950733237377413606noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17149992.post-12315321228801471712012-03-12T13:47:56.128+01:002012-03-12T13:47:56.128+01:00These aren't even negotiations between the EU ...These aren't even negotiations between the EU and Serbia. They are negotiations between the Empire (its other capital in the Brussels) and its clients in Serbia. The idea Tadić represents the interests of and speaks on the behalf of Serbia is as preposterous as the Stalin's regional commissars spoke on behalf of his district. <br /><br />The closest comparison these negotiations have is the negotiation between central and regional authorities in Stalin's USSR. You have Tadić desperately pleading with Brussels to lower the quota of things he is to deliver for it, because he thinks their idea of what he can deliver is unrealistic, but this is it. He does not doubt his role is to take from his jurisdiction on behalf of the center.The Hero of Crappy Townhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240189996638383467noreply@blogger.com