Kosovo

Part I of Essay
Kosova, also know as is the disputed region between Kosova's Albanian majority and Serbia. Once an independent federal unit of Yugoslavia, it has been stripped away of its autonomy by the Serbian government. Serbian authorities have dismissed Albanians from state-owned ent ....

Part II of Essay
.... and have expressed their determination for the independence of in the 1991 referendum, and the Kosovar parliament has declared the independence of , first from Serbia, then from the Yugoslav federation, after its disintegration. The present crisis began in early 1998 when fighting broke out, resulting in the displacement of some 300,000 people. A cease-fire was agreed in October 1998, which enabled refugees to find shelter. A Verification Mission was deployed under the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). However, ....