Kosovo: The politics of recognition

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Stephen Zunes: Along with the right to self-determination comes the principle of territorial integrity

Tuesday February 26th, 2008

Wednesday February 27th, 2008

Stephen Zunes is a professor of politics and international studies at the University of San Francisco and a contributor to Foreign Policy In Focus (www.fpif.org). From 1996 to 1999, he served as chair of the Board of Peaceworkers, a US-based group supporting the non-violent struggle of the Kosovar Albanians and other non-violent movements and peacemakers in areas of conflict.

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• kosovo
• independence
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[livinginlux]

How dare he say that Tibet doesn't have a legal right to independence? What a total and complete ass.

[borntobelegend]

fuck the west

[aviomaster]

- You can tell people in THE WEST whatever you want cause they do not even know where their own country is located on the GLOBE.

Kosovo , part of Serbia before 1999 had very HIGH autonomy , very high , Newspaper in Albanian language , TV stations in Albanian language , names of cities and everything else in Serbian and Albanian language, They wanted school and university in Albanian language , they Got it . NO COUNTRY in the world would tolerate TERRORIST actions in 1998.

[BOGZASV8MA]

@aviomaster they only want Kosovo for THEIR MILITARY GEOPOLITICAL INTERESTS -free real estate and NO ACCOUNTABILITY of the PEOPLE. they DONT WANT TO MESS WITH TURKEY b/C TURKEY IS A so-called "SECULAR MUSLIM COUNTRY ALLY WITH ISRAEL." but that will change ....Turkey is Gog or Magog..or whatever...

[Gamecardx71]

Stephen Zunes seemingly had no idea what was going on in Kosovo when it was under Serbia. They had the right so secede but they didnt? legal questions? dumbass he should had been around and see for himself what was going on before talking worthless crap

[Ratkomladicromanija]

You know, I realised what was going on after the US, Germany, France and the UK recognized Kosovo THAT fast.

[aviomaster]

--- USA is showing it's real face ... WITH it's huge propaganda ... AND reporters which are getting paid for spreading USA goverment propaganda .... USA is NEW HITLER's NAZI STATE ./...

[aviomaster]

---- IF USA is so humanitarian saving KOSOVO ALBANIANS .... WHY they do not go and save KURDS which are getting killed by TUSKISH forces ... FUCK USA ...

[agricolae101]

huh? who is the 'genocidaires'

[madbcc]

man the lack of respect for human rights from you guys is just unbelievable... i mean its just 200 years of barbraian attacks from the serbian state to its own citizens... who cares right??? its just like the mexicans in america, yeah!!!

beyond words. and pleeeeeease not in the EU

[madbcc]

obviously

[madbcc]

lol yeah the big bad terrorists and the angelical genocidaires.... jesus you guys are just beyond words