With Friends Like These: German Intelligence Activities In Kosovo
With Friends Like These: German Intelligence Activities In Kosovo

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the media coverage of the scandal involving German secret service personnel in the attack on EULEX headquarters in Kosovo in November 2008 and the subsequent tensions between the Republic of Kosovo and the Federal Republic of Germany. German media reporting on the scandal focused on a domestic explanation of the incident. Most of the analysts agree on the importance of domestic factors, and notably the discontent of the Kosovo government over its unsettled international status, in order to explain the BND incident. Expert interviews on radio and television painted a more nuanced picture, drawing particular attention to the role of the EU and the slow progress regarding the legal situation of Kosovo.

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