What can we expect from the second Trump administration?
Forecasting how nominees for key foreign policy roles will engage with Kosovo.
The picks seem to be a clear statement of purpose and show of force, a confirmation of Trump’s dominance over the Republican Party.
In 2011, Rubio called the U.S. military “one of the greatest forces of good in the world during the past century,” a force that “stopped Nazism and Communism and other evils such as Serbian ethnic-cleansing.”
Going forward, a win for Kurti in Kosovo’s upcoming election would set up a collision course between Kurti and Grenell.
Speaking to an audience clad in white shirts with the PDK logo and a photograph of Veseli and Trump together, Whitaker lauded Veseli’s supposed anti-corruption credentials.
Starlink’s presence in Kosovo potentially offers Musk significant leverage should he wake up one morning and decide to try to shape Kosovo’s politics.
Nicholas Kulawiak
Nicholas Kulawiak is English language editor at K2.0. He holds a master’s degree in Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies from Georgetown University and bachelor’s degrees in History and Politics from University of Puget Sound.
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