Major Territory Disputes Around The World

The Kosovo Question

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Kosovo is caught in the middle of a territorial conflict between the Serbian and the Albanian leadership in the Assembly of Kosovo, which used to be the Yugoslav government. The dispute began after the dissolution of Yugoslavia at the end of 20th century and the beginning of the Kosovo War.

In 1999, the Providence was given to the United Nations to care for. This helped to end the Kosovo War of that year as well. Serbia was then given sovereignty over Kosovo, but Kosovo was making pushes towards its own independence which eventually established the Republic of Kosovo. This didn’t make Serbia very happy and the political climate in the area is still shaky today in regards to Kosovo.