Why is there another flare-up in tension in northern Kosovo? | Inside Story

Tension once again in northern Kosovo after police used force to allow four ethnic Albanian mayors take up office after elections.

Most ethnic Serbs who form the majority in the region boycotted the vote.

Kosovo was once part of the former Yugoslavia:
Russia backs Serbia and NATO supports Kosovo's independence.
So, what's behind this flare up? And could it spread?


Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault


Guests:


Dan Ilazi, Head of Research, Kosovar Centre for Security Studies.

Helena Ivanov, Associate Research Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society.

Giorgio Fruscione, Research Fellow at the Italian Institute for International Political Studies' Balkans Desk.

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