The Unique Case Chart
Why Kosovo is NOT a unique case
| Kosovo is unique because of… | Disclaimer |
| Moral reasons, i.e. Slobodan Milosevic | Milosevic era is over. Given their postwar treatment of Kosovo Serbs and other minorities (235.000 IDPs, 2000+ killed or kidnapped, 4600 armed attacks, 176 churches demolished, 20.000 homes usurpated...), Kosovo Albanians have also lost all moral credit |
| Majority wants | Right to self-determination does not precede territorial integrity |
| Ten years of institutional discrimination | Kosovo Albanians have demanded independence even during Tito's golden age period |
| 1998-99 conflict and 6,000 victims | In 1998-99, 40 conflicts worldwide were reported with at least 1,000 victims each |
| NATO intervention | NATO intervention was illegal from the point of view of international law |
| Presence of peacekeepers and transitional international administration | Dozens of UN missions in crisis regions, none has brought about a new state |
| Fear of violence | US, NATO and EU have all the instruments to prevent any such violence |
| Urgency | No violation of human rights, no armed conflict, therefore no urgency, compared to other hotspots |
