Kosovo makes it through its first year

Posted By P.J. Aroon Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 4:36 PM Share

This past Tuesday, Kosovo made it through its first year as a self-declared independent country. People there may be celebrating, but Kosovo's continued poverty shows that independence is no quick fix. In fact, in the eyes of many countries, Kosovo isn't even an independent country at all. Only 54 countries recognize it, meaning it still needs to work on Step 3 of "How to Start Your Own Country in Four Easy Steps."

Learn all about it in this week's FP photo essay, "Kosovo: Year 1."

And while you're at it, enjoy these previous FP photo essays:

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1:32 PM ET

February 20, 2009

Why not?

One simple question; If we do recognize for Kosovo the right to proclaim its independence, why shouldn’t do the same for South Ossetia and Abkhazia?
Anyone who wants to know the whole truth about what has really happened in the “5-days war” in South Ossetia, he can visit a new web site, www.whitebook2008.com.
Then he will understand...

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