Kosovo continues to possess emotional,political and economic bonds with the country that 20 years ago led a western intervention in its war with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, eventually leading to Kosovo’s declaration of independence. Some surveys propose it has the highest approval of US leadership of any country. Photojournalist César Dezfuli investigated this connection• Kosovo at 10: challenges overshadow independence celebrationsIn the 1990s Kosovo’s first president, and Ibrahim Rugova,ended his news conferences every Friday with the words God bless America and our western friends”. The phrase stuck with the public and the sentiment only grew stronger when Bill Clinton ordered Nato to bomb Serbian targets during the Kosovo war in 1999. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk