Baština (Jan 2012)
Kosovo and Metohia and security issue during the First World War
Abstract
During the First World War security-related circumstances in Kosovo and Metohia were unfavorable. Albanian population largely contributed to such condition since it had not been pleased with the unification of Kosovo and Metohia into Serbia The occupation forces were accepted warmly as the liberated ones. In reality, their aim was to conquer Kosovo and make use of all resources. From geopolitical point of view, they were conducting their policy of penetration toward the East. Nobody cared on the position of the Albanians and other ethnicities. Non-effected delimitation with Albania also contributed to such condition. Albania was the field of the unique intermingled imperial interests of great powers of that time. Serbia was not pleased with the delimitation since it could not realize its historic aim - exit to the Adriatic Sea through the Northern Albania. Interests of great powers were insurmountable obstacle. Serbia itself could be satisfied only with the great solution - exit to the Adriatic Sea so that it did not have a maneuver to reach compromise. The delimitation was finally carried out in 1926 (Florence). On the more developed security system we could talk after the establishment of the first organization in charge for world peace preservation - League of Nation.
