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    situation, the Serbians oppressed the Albanians. In retaliation, the Albanians formed a terrorist group known as the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) which was a terrorist group that fought for the rights of the Albanians. The various actions taken by the KLA caused NATO involvement. Their involvement required a series of air raids and bombings to flush the Serbian people out of Kosovo. However, the story gets much deeper than that. As we delve deeper in to the situation, it becomes evident that negotiations

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    “Globalization has produced a new of level of interdependence among us. The economy and multinational supply chains do not abide by political boundaries. A computer ordered in Brazil is designed in California and assembled in several other countries. Economic integration was the first strong evidence of a new era” – Eduardo Paes. It can be seen now that globalization is something that cannot be stopped. This process of international integration has come as a result of an interchange of world views

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    First, the empire needed to reassert its authority, and crush rebellions within its lands. At this time, the Ottoman Empire was embroiled in the Russo-Turkish war. In 1878, The Ottoman Empire suffered its final defeat. Following the war, a nationalist group called the Albanian League arose in response to the proposed San Stefano Treaty. According to Sudetic,” The League’s initial goals were to stop the proposed San Stefano treaty and to gain autonomy

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    The erupting Balkan Wars in the 1990‘s stumble on Albanians occupying the United States. The Albanian community plays a strong role in the highly concentrated population within the boroughs of New York City and it’s Metropolitan area. Albanian Americans ethnic homes generally consist of Montenegro, Kosovo, and Albania. In previous years, dealing with economic struggles in these poor Balkan countries, and social and ethnic discrimination from Serbia, Albanians made movements away from the home they

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    Kosovo: Conflicts Between Serbians and Ethnic Albanians I. Introduction A. Thesis- The conflict between the Serbs and Albanians shows us the amount of intolerance with religious, political, and racial conflicts throughout the history of the relationship between the Serbs and Albanians. II. History of Kosovo A. Battles 1. 1913 Albanian rebellion against Serbian officials. 2. The cause was the rape of an Albanian women. B. Kosovo’s extra problems III. Religious conflicts A. Albania religion 1

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    linked to the credibility, capability and communication of a threat. These factors that determine what military coercion is are highlighted through historical examples, including the Cuban Missile Crises, nuclear warfare, counterinsurgency and the Kosovo air campaign. A clear

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    Ethnic Conflict: Kosovo Spatial Context: The Kosovo war took place in the Southern part of Yugoslavia, which is located in Europe. Neighboring states of Kosovo include; Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Bulgaria, as you’re able to see in Image A. Kosovo is part of a region known as Western Balkans, which was of course also known as the former Yugoslavia. Image A Image B Demographics: In one of my sources, it is mentioned that Kosovo is “home to a predominantly

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    ago Dick Marty’s prominent report on human organ trafficking started a wind of change for the newborn republic of Kosovo. In a detailed report named “Inhuman treatment of people and illicit trafficking in human organs in Kosovo”, Marty, a former Swiss prosecutor and member of the Swiss Liberal Party, alleged serious crimes committed by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the war in 1999. As the report itself states, Dick Marty resorts to the same allegations written in the book of the former

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    Introduction Kosovo Republic of Kosovo took its independence in 17 February 2008, although it’s not known by all the countries in the world. It is in the middle of Balkan and it is bordered by the Republic of Macedonia and Albania to the south, Montenegro to the west, and territory of Serbia to the north and east. Kosovo is a very small country with only 2 Million people . Its capital city is called Pristina, a very alive part of Kosovo unlike the other cities where you can find an organized environment

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    Kosovo Kosovo is a southern province of Serbia, the core of the former Yugoslavia. Slobodan Milosevic is currently president of Yugoslavia. He has been president in Serbia since 1989. In 1989, President Slobodan Milosevic stripped Kosovo of its autonomous status and declared the Albanian language unofficial. Yugoslavia came on the edge of economical collapse under his role. The crisis and war he has started with Kosovo is his third war. Last year violence broke out between Serbian police

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