A dispute over license plates is a reminder of deep, ongoing Kosovo-Serbia tensions
A Dispute Over License Plates Is a Reminder of Deep, Ongoing Kosovo-Serbia Tensions
Since June 1999, NATO has led a peacekeeping operation in Kosovo. Some 3,700 troops remain in the country today. The latest flashpoint was triggered in part by a new, emboldened government in Pristina, Kosovo’s capital. “Prime Minister Albin Kurti is adamant about restoring sovereignty—not just by declaration but also in fact. This license plate issue is about state sovereignty… he has no problem getting confrontational,” says Rupnik.
But even though neither Kosovo nor Serbia has an interest in a violent escalation, it’s not out of the question for developments to spiral out of control, says Danilo Mandić, associate senior lecturer in Harvard University’s sociology department.
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