The history of Kosovo is a complicated one which typifies the darker side of modern Balkan history.
How did this happen? Here, Andrea Loren.
The aim was to erect a stable and well governed democracy, but the outcome was a fragile state, which still threatens the stability of the Balkans and Europe s internal security.
Milosevic s Serbia withdrew from Kosovo in 1999 and the province was handed over to a special UN body who governed until 2008, when the West allowed Kosovo to become independent.
The history of Kosovo is a complicated one which typifies the darker side of modern Balkan history