Kosovo - forever conditional

The UN is due to consider Kosovo next week, with a view to starting the diplomatic process that will settle it's final status - or not. The chances of any clear decision - to become part of Serbia or become independent - are slim, for the good reason that either might provoke violent unrest. Some observers see this as a deliberate stalling tactic to leave things vague for another decade, by which time the whole Western Balkans will have been absorbed into the EU. more from the IWPR...