Kosovo

Catalonia Continues Sisyphean Climb Towards Independence

Monday, October 2, 2017 at 7:17 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Catalonia held an independence referendum yesterday. But only the Einsteinian definition of “insanity” explains why. It’s bad enough that legal prohibitions and political machinations rendered it invalid. But this referendum followed similar referendums in 2009 and 2011, mass independence rallies in 2010 and 2012, a parliamentary declaration of sovereignty in 2013, a self-determination referendum in… Read more.

Crimea One of Many ‘Distinct Nations’ Within Nations Yearning to Breakaway

Monday, March 31, 2014 at 7:16 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

Britain went to war to reinforce its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. Therefore, it smacks of rank hypocrisy for Britain to be leading the chorus of European countries denouncing Serbia for merely threatening to go to war to reinforce its sovereignty over Kosovo… Kosovo embodies as much historical, cultural, and religious significance for Serbs as… Read more.

Catalonia: Spain’s Kosovo problem

Monday, October 1, 2012 at 7:30 AM

Written by Anthony L. Hall

It smacks of rank hypocrisy for the British [who went to war to reinforce sovereignty over the Falkland Islands] to be denouncing the Serbs for merely threatening to go to war to reinforce sovereignty over Kosovo… Kosovo embodies as much historical, cultural and religious significance for Serbs as Mecca holds for Saudis. Moreover, it happens… Read more.