Yesterday, Feb 17, Kosovo has declared Independence. Thousands of albanians filled the streets in celebration, whereas, Serbia's Prime Minister will address the U.N security council about this. France, Germany, Britain, Italy and the U.S(which in 1996 bombed Serbia) support Kosovo's independence. However, Russia, China, Spain, Cyprus and many other countries oppose the decision saing this move violates the International law and could jeopardize security and incite violence in the region. If other countries recognize Kosovo's independence they are setting a dangerous precedent. Other regions would want to be independent. For example Southern Abkhazia and Ossetia in Georgia. These two regions have been striving for independence for a long time now. Look at it this way, it's like California declaring independence or Alaska. U.S officials are calling the independence of Kosovo an "exception". But I like what Russia's president Vladimir Putin said recently about it. He said "There are no exception in the International Law there's only new rules".
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good post, and it really makes you think about the future of the "powderkeg of Europe". I was actually a little supportive of the kosovo movement, but you make a really good point about the ossetia and Abkhazia freedom movements. I'm starting to think it's not realistic for every ethnicity to have their own country - it's a nice dream but also raises the spectre of racism.