This time, in 2008, and again with Serbia at the controversy center, the recent announcement by Kosovo proclaiming its independence from Serbia is rocking the halls of power from Washington to Beijing to Moscow, and all in between. This time not setting off cries for global war but rather a tsunami of declarations of (re)alignment.
In fact, while Russia seeks to subvert from within, there still exists the very possible/plausible threat of all out overt military confrontation/invasion not only in Kosovo but others like Ukraine and Georgia. Kosovo then the potential catalyst to formally spark the movement towards Cold War II, as China and Russia denounce the Kosovian move and any other potential forner Soviet republics and/or separatist state waiting in the wings. Key examples as noted previously being Ukraine and Georgia seeking NATO membership which has Russia (Putin) seething and eager to thwart any such result. They view the Kosovo action as an egregious threat. Contrarily, The U.S. and major EU powers, roundly applaud the move, exacerbating the friction and potentially setting in motion the Analyst anticipated global re-alignment chain reaction. Russia’s (and China’s) paranoia with the Kosovo independence move is not unlike its paranoia of the West during Cold War 1.
While it's temporarily gone media silent, the Kosovo independence action may be the catalyst ("tolerance tipping point" for Russia) to precipitate/accelerate the new global realignment, as well as Russia drawing a formal line in the sand on any other former allied states and/or former Soviet Union republics “Drifting/Declaring West”.
This issue likely to heat up again in a big way once Dimitri Medvedev gets comfortable in his new role as Russian President.....and Putin returns from his Beijing boondoggle to provide Medvedev his daily dose of adult supervision. See Author's article titled: Putin’s Democracy Coup (aka "Putin's Puppet Plan") – which details the real power in Russia – Putin, not Medvedev.
Coming Next: "Commulism Series" – Conclusion
Titled “8-8-08: The Beijing Olympics and the Dawn of Benevolent Terrorism”
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