Kosovo independence would undermine the balance of power in the Balkans

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Yevgeny Primakov, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, “Three Arguments Against Kosovo Independence”, Serbian News Network, 2/19/07 – “granting Kosovo independence could affect the state structure of the Balkans, which is more or less well balanced today – not immediately, of course, but gradually eroding the system of the existing state borders.”
Daniel Byman, Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation, 2000 – “Critics of partition note that the new states often foster regional tension and war, possess little legitimacy and repress the new minorities that are created as a result of independence. Many neighboring states do not wish to see the creation of a new state, either for geopolitical reasons or for fear that this will inspire restless minorities in their own states.”