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Kosovar independence in the General Assembly

Posted on July 02, 2008

Following up to my earlier post, some discussion of the international reaction to Kosovar independence.At the moment, 43 countries have recognized Kosovo s independence. (I m defining country here as member of the UN General Assembly. Sorry, Taiwan.) Since the UNGA has 192 members, that means that more than three quarters of the world s countries have not recognized Kosovo. Is that good or bad for the Kosovars?Well it depends. In Kosovo s favor, they hold a clear majority among countries that are, well, powerful and important. It s just a fact that the United States...

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