David L. Phillips writes in the Huffington Post that France should deny Serbia's request for extradition of the former Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj who was arrested on January 4th.
Phillips argues that the arrest and extradition request are dangerous pandering to Serbian nationalists. He counters that progress towards normalization between Kosovo and Serbia can only be achieved if Serbia respects Kosovo's sovereignty and quells Serbian nationalism.
David L. Phillips is Director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights at Columbia University’s Institute for the Study of Human Rights. He served as a senior adviser to the European Affairs Bureau at the State Department from 1999-2001. Phillips is author of Liberating Kosovo: Coercive Diplomacy and US Intervention.
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