Even without a deal, Kosovo has viable alternatives and prospects
The upcoming Kosovo-Serbia meeting at the White House is not ‘the ultimate’ win or lose scenario for Kosovo.
|2020.09.03
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A no-deal scenario has been generally viewed in a negative light, as it is brought in connection with the status quo, which is considered unsustainable due to its potential for instability and unpredictability.
Pending a settlement with Serbia, Kosovo is left to pursue a lengthy struggle for diplomatic recognition on a country-by-country basis to gradually increase its international integration.
There is also symbolic value connected with the status. The flags of observer states are raised at the UN since 2015.
Kosovo is not in the situation of having to accept an ‘offer-that-cannot-be-refused.’
Leonat Pula
Leonat Pula is an independent economic development consultant. He has a strong interdisciplinary knowledge of political, economic, ecological and cultural processes and has worked at the United Nations in Geneva as part of the Permanent Mission of Austria. He holds a master’s degree in Global Studies from the University of Graz in Austria, as well as a bachelor’s of science degree in Business Administration. He recently completed his master’s thesis on “International Integration under the Conditions of Contested Statehood: Kosovo's Prospects under the Status Quo” under the supervision of Professor. Dr. Florian Bieber.
DISCLAIMERThe views of the writer do not necessarily reflect the views of Kosovo 2.0.
This story was originally written in English.