Tony Blair and Bill Clinton

Tony Blair is coming to Kosovo today to receive and honorary doctorate (“Doctor Honoris Causa") from the University of Pristina. Twofront page articles from the gazette Epoka e Re are titled: “The friend, great Blair, arrives today in Kosovo” and “Welcome Prime Minister Blair!”As the poster reads, he is a "leader, friend, and hero;" mainly for his Blair Doctrine that he delivered in April of 1999 at the University of Chicago, where he equated the intervention of NATO in the Kosovo War to a just war. The doctrine is not solely on Kosovo, but Kosovo is the example he keeps referring to when speaking about things such as global interdependence, security, and politics. Pristina was decorated with these posters and billboards as well as hanging up British flags along the main pedestrian walkway, Mother Teresa Street.

Former President Bill Clinton also had a big role to play in the NATO intervention in Kosovo in 1999. For this, Pristina erected a statue of him in November 2009 along Bill Clinton Avenue. Currently they are reconstructing the avenue to make it more accessible for traffic, and most likely to beautify the area as it is a bustling strip. Because of the NATO intervention, most Kosovar Albanians have a love for Bill Clinton (and America in general). Speaking with some locals, this may be the only place that one can find people who equally love Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

On a lighter note, Snoop Dogg is coming to Pristina this Saturday. He is part of Z-Mobile's advertising campaign, where they have hired him to promote their new mobile company. There are small kiosks around the city where you can purchase tickets, as well as employees walking around wearing Snoop Dogg billboards to promote the concert. If you purchase a ticket directly from the kiosks, walking staff, or Z-Mobile store, you will receive a free sim card and a 25 euro credit. This has nothing to do with anything, but Pristina has been bringing in bigger stars here. In 2007, 50 Cent toured in Pristina and in June, for the Freedom Festival, Chamillionaire played here.