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"Serbia does not dare towards Kosovo"/ Why does the US not bring an ambassador to Albania? Former DASH official: America's attention is away from the Balkans

2025-06-30 21:05:23Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"Serbia does not dare towards Kosovo"/ Why does the US not bring an
Jonathan Moore

Former senior American diplomat, Jonathan Moore, has commented on the lack of US ambassadors in Albania, Kosovo and Serbia, calling this a "disaster" for the region, at a time when the role of diplomatic representatives remains essential for political dialogue and stability.

In an interview with journalist Xhevahir Qardaku on A2 CNN, Moore emphasized that the lack of an officially appointed ambassador is a luxury that Balkan countries cannot afford.

"Of course it's important to have a representative to talk to the president, the prime minister or even the people themselves. It's a shame that there isn't an ambassador in the countries you mentioned," Moore said.

However, he stressed that current diplomats, chargés-de-affaires, are maintaining regular contact with the highest levels of government. But according to him, the global situation has shifted Washington's focus away from the Balkans.

“In the 1990s, the Balkans had the main attention of the United States, but today there are many other crises happening further away from the Balkans that have received most of the attention,” Moore said.

Despite the challenges, Moore believes that American strategic interests in stability in the region remain unchanged.

Excerpt from the interview

Let's start with Trump's 3 statements with the key sentence: I stopped Serbia from starting a war against Kosovo. What can we understand from these statements?

Jonathan Moore: I will put all of this in context with the previous Trump administration when it hosted the Prime Minister of Kosovo and President Vučić in the Oval Office. The topic that was presented to President Trump was to give him the opportunity to consolidate and confirm peace in the Balkans, which is a great interest of the United States and has been for a long time. This problem was presented to him and he was told to bring Kosovo and the Albanians together in order to guarantee peace in the Balkans. The United States has been working for a long time to ensure peace. President Trump has this in mind. I would like to make a distinction between the situation today and what happened in 2020. If we look at the situation today, the crisis in Ukraine, in Gaza, Israel with Iran and other wars that are not in the public eye, in the Balkans, the situation seems to be working very well and Albania will happily host the NATO summit in 2027. I would interpret what Mr. Trump said as a call for what has been done in the past and the ability of the US to bring stability to the Balkans.

How vulnerable is Kosovo to an attempted invasion by Serbia?

Jonathan Moore: I do not foresee any military moves or maneuvers from Serbia. Serbia is strong and aware of the role of NATO and KFOR in Kosovo. The dialogue is an active process and the leader of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina has been engaged frequently in the region recently and this process continues. The only obstacle to progress at this point is in Kosovo. Serbia has fulfilled many of the expectations for the dialogue, perhaps not all. The lack of the association of Serbian municipalities in the north, which Kosovo agreed to in 2013, before Albin Kurti became prime minister, but he is still in his technical mandate because we do not have a new parliament, we do not have a speaker of the assembly, there is no specific direction and unfortunately the opposition parties are not uniting in Kosovo. We will most certainly have elections in October. Kosovo does not offer a project in terms of dialogue, despite whatever rumors are around and this is not a good thing. Those good people who can make progress in Kosovo can do so, but political obstacles are precisely what is hindering the Kosovo-Pristina dialogue.

Why haven't we seen sanctions against Serbia yet when we have confirmations from both administrations that there are war intentions to the detriment of Kosovo?

Jonathan Moore: President Trump has made it clear that he will not watch any more conflicts in the world and the US will make efforts to stop conflicts. We saw this recently in Iran. Trump's goal was clear: Resolve the situation, go to a ceasefire. If there is any kind of military conflict in the Balkans, rest assured, the US will find a way to engage and stop the conflict. The US is not interested in conflicts that continue indefinitely and Trump has made this clear.

How do you evaluate the 2020 agreement between Kosovo and Serbia in Washington?

Jonathan Moore: It was very important that Vučić and Hoti were in the Oval Office with President Trump. The US is a strong supporter of this NATO membership and it is ironic when the differences in Albania are so strong and there is no consensus, but there is a broad consensus between the US and Albania and the Albanian people have known this since the founding of NATO in 1949. We would like to see more progress from the government in Pristina, but this has been lacking under Kurti. We hope that this will change.

Do you expect Trump to call the leaders of Kosovo and Serbia to the office for a final peace agreement?

Jonathan Moore: Formati ku mund të ndodhen bisedat është një mundësi e largët. Çfarëdo qoftë përmbajtja e negociatave për paqe sepse nuk kemi një qeveri në Prishtinë për të negociuar çfarëdo teksti mbi asgjë për shkak të mungesës së konsensusit pas zgjedhjeve të Shkurtit. Nëse do të kishte një qeveri të fortë në Prishtinë dhe pragmatike, ata duhet të punojnë me vendet që nuk e njohin brenda NATO-s dhe BE-së duke u fokusuar më pak te njohjet individuale nga vende në Afrikë dhe në Azi dhe të shohin drejtpërdrejtë tek ato vende europiane që nuk e kanë njohur. Kjo do të duhej të ishte një përpjekje që Kosova do të duhej ta merrte vet për të ecur përpara, por përfundimi është që të gjendet terreni i përbashkët jo duke dhënë kërkesa. Prishtina dhe Beogradi kanë një dialog dhe duke shkuar në rrugën drejt BE duhet të komunikojnë. Në Prishtinë nuk ka qeveri për të negociuar, ndërsa nga ana e palës serbe ata janë të qartë për njohjen e pavarësisë nuk duken se mund të kenë. Në këtë mund të bëhet. Kur ka një qeveri të përgjithshme në Prishtinë ideja e të punuarit mbi shkëmbimet mbi kontaktet apo mbi procese liberalizimi për sa i përket regjimit të kufijve dhe veçanërisht hapjes së tregtisë, mund të bëhet shumë progres pa qenë të sforcuar për njohjen e pavarësisë. Me të gjithë që e kam biseduar, nuk ka gjasa që të njihet”.

A mendoni se ka ardhur koha që Uashingtoni ta marrë në dorë procesin e njohjes reciproke për t’i sjellë Ballkanit paqen e përjetshme në Ballkan?

Jonathan Moore: Do të isha shumë i lumtur të shihja një rol të SHBA-ve duke punuar me Bashkimin Europian. Vite më parë unë kam udhëtuar shumë herë në Bruksel për të marrë pjesë në dialogun midis Prishtinës dhe Beogradit. Është një proces i rëndësishëm, por ideja e asociacionit të Komunave serbe dhe veçanërisht për veriun e Kosovës dhe për institucionet e ngritura për së mbarë dhe për përfaqësimin e popullsive dhe kjo është bërë që në vitin 2013 dhe asnjë qeveri në Prishtinë nuk ka bërë progres për këtë. Nuk ka asnjë në Prishtinë për të thënë: Po, do t’i bëjmë këto. Qoftë ndalimi politik situata politike, e gjithë situata që po ndodh veçanërisht në VV do të ishte diçka shumë artificiale dhe nuk do të kishte gjasa të ndodhte për të dalë me një shtytje të re dhe kjo duhet bërë.

Aktualisht, në Shqipëri, Kosovë dhe Serbi nuk ka një ambasador zyrtar të Shteteve të Bashkuara, pse kjo vonesë në rajon dhe çfarë rreziqesh mund të ketë? Duke pasur parasysh që në vendet tona mungesa e fjalës së një ambasadori është luks për politikën?

Jonathan Moore: Of course it is important that you have a representative to talk to presidents, to prime ministers or to the people themselves. It is unfortunate that there is no ambassador in the countries you mentioned, but I can say that you can distinguish between the lower-level diplomats or the chargés d'affaires in Tirana, Pristina and Belgrade, but they themselves are dealing with the highest levels of government and so you see again what is happening in the world. In 1990, the Balkans had the main attention and I say this with love for the Balkans, but there are many other things that are happening further away from the Balkans that have received attention.


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