Carlos Taibo reflects on contagious independence

For Carlos Taibo, professor of political science in Madrid, "an independent Kosovo seems destined to provoke movement on other fronts, particularly in its neighbour Serbian Republic of Bosnia. We should also pay attention to Russia's position: even though Russia seems hostile to Kosovar independence, it could profit and apply the same solutions to Transnistria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Also instructive is the attitude of ... certain members of the EU, who call for the supervised independence of Kosovo at the same time as firmly rejecting similar developments when it comes to managing their internal affairs. ... There are still reasons to repeat the question we've heard many times these last few months: why allow in Kosovo what is firmly prohibited elsewhere?"

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