Hillary Clinton shook the old days in the Balkans
On the eve of the US presidential elections, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton decided to visit the Balkans. Political scientists began to guess for what purpose the head of the United States foreign affairs department decided to walk across the Balkan lands at the very moment when the pre-election glow in the homeland reached the highest degree. There are several judgments on this score, but on many points these judgments are consistent with each other.
So, the first judgment
Mrs. Clinton decided, as they say, to shake antiquity for last (the probability that Hillary will remain at his post even if he wins the election of Barack Obama is too small) and to show the world how much the representatives of the American Democratic Party as a whole did, and the Clinton couple in particular, for the “democratization” of the troubled Balkan region.
In fact, where else would the US Secretary of State have to go, if not to the Balkans. After all, today, with all the tension in the Balkan part of Europe, this is probably the only spot on the world map that the rink of the American democratic idea managed to take, and where a representative of the American authorities can then afford to fly not on an armored helicopter or even on military transporter. With her trip, Mrs. Clinton, as it were, demonstrates to all other states that have experienced the "joy" of eating democratic fruits from the United States, which, they say, should wait a little more, and your life will become as peaceful as, for example, in Croatia or Montenegro. Serbia and Kosovo in this case, Mrs. Clinton, for obvious reasons, it is better not to mention ...
Whether the Libyans, Iranians, Egyptians and others who knew the sword of the American democracy would be impressed, the Secretary of State knew before starting her trip to the Balkans. That is why this message was obviously one-sided: they say, I’m showing you how we managed to put out the fire in the Balkans by breeding our own “world fire”, and then decide for yourself ... More precisely, we are ready and once again decide everything for you ...
At the same time, Hillary Clinton appealed to the American voters. To them, perhaps, to a greater extent. The master's pitch of the “queen of diplomacy” over the states of the Balkan Peninsula was intended to show the American electoral field that the Democratic Party is bringing the matter to the end. It’s like, if we bombed Belgrade in 1999, now take a look at Belgrade now: almost with one foot entered the path of European integration. Unless average Americans will pay attention to the fact that such entry on the path is written with forks on the water. As the saying goes, the main thing is to properly serve the dish and arrange it beautifully, and if so, then at least cow cake will be accepted as a delicacy ...
In general, according to the first version, the trip of the head of American diplomacy to the Balkans is a kind of defile for the territories in which the Americans consider themselves masters. Something in that vein, when the feudal lord comes to visit and pat his vassals on the shoulder ... At the same time, some look at their "madam" frowningly and are not very happy to see her, piercing the asphalt of studs on city streets and trampling carpets of government offices.
Second judgment
Mrs. Clinton, at the end of her “dizzy” family career, decided to show that she still had enough powder in her old dog flasks, and she was ready to keep her powder dry. But this powder or material of another kind was impossible to check in advance. She implemented the proof of her progressive solvency, but never had time to reveal all the hidden diplomatic potentials, through Serbia, through rude intervention in the Kosovo issue.
Clinton, incidentally, who took with herself and Mrs. Ashton, who is the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and European Security, decided to show the planet and American voters that the US is ready to offer both Belgrade and Pristina a new program of “peace enforcement”. Here, Clinton, for the short time she had set for her tour, could well have suggested the idea of which rails Serbia and Kosovo needed to move to the final destination called “EU membership”. And, apparently, the American “lady-dip” does not bother at all that Brussels today only in nightmares sees the very possibility of integration with both Kosovars and Serbs. Moreover, Belgrade (as well as the United Nations) does not recognize the existence of an independent state with a capital in Pristina, but also the economic background of accepting these Balkan territorial entities in the European Union looks as distinct as the horse from the Hedgehog in the Fog.
Brussels today is tearing up hair on its head, trying to find solutions to Greek, Spanish and other crises, and here on the threshold of it Hillary Clinton brings the Serbs with Kosovars to it. It should not be forgotten that if official Pristina uses both hands and feet for joining the European Union, NATO and other pro-American organizations, then with Belgrade everything is much more complicated. Because of the rather tough position of Serbia, Clinton in this country had to meet only with Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, but the dialogue with the president, who is not in the mood to lead the country in the EU, Tomislav Nikolic, did not take place. But Serbia, after all, is a parliamentary republic, Mrs. Clinton consoled herself, understanding that it was necessary to keep the reputation of a successful diplomatic worker.
As a result, it can be said that Clinton’s trip to the Balkans ended in the same way as almost all of the Secretary’s trips she had made in recent months. The same means nothing ...
Naturally, Kosovo cannot join the European Union at least for the reason that it is not a full-fledged subject of international law. And if the UN gives Pristina such a right, then he will immediately receive a low blow in the form of recognition requirements from Palestine, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Northern Cyprus, Nagorno-Karabakh and, as they say, down the list ... Obviously, the United States itself is not ready for such a “parade of sovereignties” and the universal acceptance of the unrecognized and partially recognized republics.
And Serbia will not get into the European Union in the near future, because Brussels "seems to hint" Washington that it is better not to rush into this matter. Economic problems, territorial disputes and a smoldering military conflict in northern Kosovo territories populated mainly by Serbs are the worst set of prerequisites for European integration. Europeans and Cyprus have enough problems ...
In general, Mrs. Clinton with a sense of formal duty fulfilled returned to Washington and posted photos on her album about how she conquered the Balkans ...
So, the first judgment
Mrs. Clinton decided, as they say, to shake antiquity for last (the probability that Hillary will remain at his post even if he wins the election of Barack Obama is too small) and to show the world how much the representatives of the American Democratic Party as a whole did, and the Clinton couple in particular, for the “democratization” of the troubled Balkan region.
In fact, where else would the US Secretary of State have to go, if not to the Balkans. After all, today, with all the tension in the Balkan part of Europe, this is probably the only spot on the world map that the rink of the American democratic idea managed to take, and where a representative of the American authorities can then afford to fly not on an armored helicopter or even on military transporter. With her trip, Mrs. Clinton, as it were, demonstrates to all other states that have experienced the "joy" of eating democratic fruits from the United States, which, they say, should wait a little more, and your life will become as peaceful as, for example, in Croatia or Montenegro. Serbia and Kosovo in this case, Mrs. Clinton, for obvious reasons, it is better not to mention ...
Whether the Libyans, Iranians, Egyptians and others who knew the sword of the American democracy would be impressed, the Secretary of State knew before starting her trip to the Balkans. That is why this message was obviously one-sided: they say, I’m showing you how we managed to put out the fire in the Balkans by breeding our own “world fire”, and then decide for yourself ... More precisely, we are ready and once again decide everything for you ...
At the same time, Hillary Clinton appealed to the American voters. To them, perhaps, to a greater extent. The master's pitch of the “queen of diplomacy” over the states of the Balkan Peninsula was intended to show the American electoral field that the Democratic Party is bringing the matter to the end. It’s like, if we bombed Belgrade in 1999, now take a look at Belgrade now: almost with one foot entered the path of European integration. Unless average Americans will pay attention to the fact that such entry on the path is written with forks on the water. As the saying goes, the main thing is to properly serve the dish and arrange it beautifully, and if so, then at least cow cake will be accepted as a delicacy ...
In general, according to the first version, the trip of the head of American diplomacy to the Balkans is a kind of defile for the territories in which the Americans consider themselves masters. Something in that vein, when the feudal lord comes to visit and pat his vassals on the shoulder ... At the same time, some look at their "madam" frowningly and are not very happy to see her, piercing the asphalt of studs on city streets and trampling carpets of government offices.
Second judgment
Mrs. Clinton, at the end of her “dizzy” family career, decided to show that she still had enough powder in her old dog flasks, and she was ready to keep her powder dry. But this powder or material of another kind was impossible to check in advance. She implemented the proof of her progressive solvency, but never had time to reveal all the hidden diplomatic potentials, through Serbia, through rude intervention in the Kosovo issue.
Clinton, incidentally, who took with herself and Mrs. Ashton, who is the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and European Security, decided to show the planet and American voters that the US is ready to offer both Belgrade and Pristina a new program of “peace enforcement”. Here, Clinton, for the short time she had set for her tour, could well have suggested the idea of which rails Serbia and Kosovo needed to move to the final destination called “EU membership”. And, apparently, the American “lady-dip” does not bother at all that Brussels today only in nightmares sees the very possibility of integration with both Kosovars and Serbs. Moreover, Belgrade (as well as the United Nations) does not recognize the existence of an independent state with a capital in Pristina, but also the economic background of accepting these Balkan territorial entities in the European Union looks as distinct as the horse from the Hedgehog in the Fog.
Brussels today is tearing up hair on its head, trying to find solutions to Greek, Spanish and other crises, and here on the threshold of it Hillary Clinton brings the Serbs with Kosovars to it. It should not be forgotten that if official Pristina uses both hands and feet for joining the European Union, NATO and other pro-American organizations, then with Belgrade everything is much more complicated. Because of the rather tough position of Serbia, Clinton in this country had to meet only with Prime Minister Ivica Dacic, but the dialogue with the president, who is not in the mood to lead the country in the EU, Tomislav Nikolic, did not take place. But Serbia, after all, is a parliamentary republic, Mrs. Clinton consoled herself, understanding that it was necessary to keep the reputation of a successful diplomatic worker.
As a result, it can be said that Clinton’s trip to the Balkans ended in the same way as almost all of the Secretary’s trips she had made in recent months. The same means nothing ...
Naturally, Kosovo cannot join the European Union at least for the reason that it is not a full-fledged subject of international law. And if the UN gives Pristina such a right, then he will immediately receive a low blow in the form of recognition requirements from Palestine, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Northern Cyprus, Nagorno-Karabakh and, as they say, down the list ... Obviously, the United States itself is not ready for such a “parade of sovereignties” and the universal acceptance of the unrecognized and partially recognized republics.
And Serbia will not get into the European Union in the near future, because Brussels "seems to hint" Washington that it is better not to rush into this matter. Economic problems, territorial disputes and a smoldering military conflict in northern Kosovo territories populated mainly by Serbs are the worst set of prerequisites for European integration. Europeans and Cyprus have enough problems ...
In general, Mrs. Clinton with a sense of formal duty fulfilled returned to Washington and posted photos on her album about how she conquered the Balkans ...
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