One of the arguments against an independent Kosovo is what I call the Greater Albania myth. This argument is not often used in high level negotiations, but rather in polemic talk in bars. But with apparently desperate times comes desperate measures, and the Greater Albania myth has again taken hold.
Basically, Greater Albania refers to land [...]
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On the advice of Belgrade, many Serbs boycotted the November elections in Kosovo. As expected, many Serbian towns in Kosovo, such as Strcpe, would have then gone under the power of the newly elected political representatives, who are Albanian. In the spirit of democracy and political participation, B92 (http://www.b92.net/eng/) reports that UNMIK Head Joachim Rueker is considering extending the municipal authorities’ [...]
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Although the AP reports that Serbia’s Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica said Serbia will never recognize an “illegal and rogue” independent Kosovo, President Boris Tadic still believes a compromise is possible. Certainly, anything is possible, but the issue at this stage of negotiations is what is reasonably possible.
There is at least an argument to be made that an independent Kosovo — [...]
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