While no one disputes Serbia's historical ties to Kosovo, the reality is that Belgrade would have to impose a military occupation to govern the province. Unwilling to face reality, Belgrade has adopted a bargaining strategy that Frode Mauring, a Norwegian who heads the United Nations' economic development program in Kosovo, describes as "crisis maximization." It plays to Serbs' fears about their safety.
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The two attacks in the north have been ruled out of inter-ethnic motivation. Whereas the more recent vandalization of a church in Gracanica and the shooting of two Brits driving a car with Belgrade license plates in the Decan-Gjakova road is cause for concern.
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