An unrecognised state goes for gold
Kosovo’s Olympic hopes
Kosovo’s flag will fly at the Rio Olympics, even though Brazil doesn’t recognise it as a country.
by Florian Gautier
Kosovo, recognised as a state by only around a hundred countries, is still a long way from gaining UN membership. Even within the EU, five governments have challenged its claims to independence or at least the way it achieved it. Last November it failed in its attempt to join Unesco, because it (...)
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