Taking Bets on Kosovo

Kosovo has just joined the ranks of sovereign nations -- much to the dismay of Serbia and Russia. It's the culmination of events that started with the end of the last Balkan war, and the handing over of Kosovo to the UN for administration. Since then, Kosovo has successfully risen from the ashes. At the declaration of independence, violence erupted in some ethnic Serbian regions of Kosovo. Now, we'll just have to wait for the inevitable war -- which Russia would probably do nothing to stop. Let's face it -- there is enough of a minority in the region ready to stir up nationalist trouble. They've been doing it for centuries. Why stop now. Let the violence begin.