Serbia and Kosovo have been talking about a grand bargain to defuse lingering ethnic conflicts. Critics have been quick to weigh in. Some argue that the risks are simply too substantial for the international community to entertain the idea of “border adjustments,” or territorial exchanges, involving Serb-populated territories in northern Kosovo and Albanian-populated territories in southern Serbia, which is being subtly pushed by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and his Kosovar counterpart, Hashim Thaci. The crux of the critics’ argument rests on the potential for spillover throughout the Balkans. If Belgrade and Pristina exchange territory, this will show Croats and Serbs in Bosnia that they, too, can find a way to secede and join their ethnic kin in Croatia and Serbia, breaking up Bosnia in the process. Albanians in Macedonia and Montenegro would demand the same. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/10/11/let-serbia-and-kosovo-define-their-own-peace/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b5ab5bde599f
Let Serbia and Kosovo define their own peace (The Washington Post)
- Published: 6 years ago on 12/10/2018
- By: OSCPA F
- Last Modified: October 12, 2018 @ 11:26 am
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