The focus of my remarks will be on the the current war in and around Kosovo and how, with what outcome, it can be ended. These are universally considered to be politically and morally correct in the world today, but are, in fact, contradictory in the conflict in this case and in many other countries.
Sovereignty refers to the sanctity of international borders.
Civil and human rights, also part of international law, can override the above principles. How these issues play out in the present conflict can help to explain why parties and people become so passionately violent over self-determination, sovereignty and human rights. Ancient ethnic hatreds did not exist, but prejudice and discrimination were present after 1968. Let's leave aside the controversial questions of how and why we got where we are. As a result, NATO's objectives are to put an end to Serbian violence, facilitate the withdrawal of the Yugoslav Army, deploy an international military force, encourage the safe return of refugees, and obtain a political settlement.