It's been done, failed, and we're not wasting any more time with it.
The Serbs chose to turn their backs upon negotiations and compromise back in the 1990's. Had they not thereafter engaged in three unsuccessful campaigns of ethnic cleansing to either secure or enlarge Greater Serbia, there might have been some room for further negotiations in regards to Kosovar autonomy.
As it stands, however, they didn't, so there isn't, any more than there is a chance of Belgrade regaining authority over the Krajina or Republika Srpska.
Further, the Serbian police and army to this day still have not been held accountable for their actions in Kosovo (or Croatia and Bosnia, for that matter) in any meaningful way by the civilian government supposedly in charge of Serbia, so they're not going back to Kosovo.
It is what it is. No amount of discussion will make it into something it isn't.
Who are „we”? :-)
The Serbs chose to turn their backs upon negotiations and compromise back in the 1990's. Had they not thereafter engaged in three unsuccessful campaigns of ethnic cleansing to either secure or enlarge Greater Serbia, there might have been some room for further negotiations in regards to Kosovar autonomy.
It was long time ago, today’s Serbia is different country. Beside Albanians were also involved in ethnic cleansing, so we can say that they don’t deserve to be independent as well according to the same standards. Idea of Greater Albania was also popular among them.
As it stands, however, they didn't, so there isn't, any more than there is a chance of Belgrade regaining authority over the Krajina or Republika Srpska.
Of course, it must be clearly said that the Serbs must forget about Bosnia if they want to keep Kosovo. No double standards.
Further, the Serbian police and army to this day still have not been held accountable for their actions in Kosovo (or Croatia and Bosnia, for that matter) in any meaningful way by the civilian government supposedly in charge of Serbia, so they're not going back to Kosovo.
This might be another ultimatum if they want to keep Kosovo, I don’t see any problems.
Hoplite is right on this one.
Autonomy was tried with the Albanians in charge of Kosovo. The New York Times was full of stories of Albanian repression of minorities in the eighties!