Kosovo’s path to independence

In this commentary feature the author argued that Kosovo’s independence had become an irreversible fact by 2018, even if Serbia, Russia, and some other countries persisted in their denial of reality.

• Primary Source

Balkan Insight, 16.02.18: [Comment]: Recognising the Realities of Kosovo http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/recognizing-the-realities-of-kosovo-02-15-2018

The Conversation, 16.02.18: Kosovo is still locked out of the EU ten years after declaring independence http://www.europeansources.info/record/kosovo-is-still-locked-out-of-the-eu-ten-years-after-declaring-independence/

ECFR: Commentary, 15.02.18: Kosovo: The need for dialogue http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_kosovo_the_need_for_dialogue

ECFR: Commentary, 09.02.18: Overseeing Kosovo's conditional independence http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_overseeing_kosovos_conditional_independence

ICJ: Accordance with international law of the unilateral declaration of independence in respect of Kosovo (Request for Advisory Opinion) http://www.icj-cij.org/en/case/141

ESO: Key source: 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence http://www.europeansources.info/record/2008-kosovo-declaration-of-independence/

EP: EPRS: At a Glance, March 2016: Serbia and Kosovo: Normalisation of relations http://www.europeansources.info/record/serbia-and-kosovo-normalisation-of-relations/

EU: EEAS: EU facilitated dialogue: relations between Belgrade and Pristina https://eeas.europa.eu/topics/eu-facilitated-dialogue-belgrade-pristina-relations_en

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