http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/south-ossetia Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Mon, 18 May 2026 19:04:53 -0400 Mon, 18 May 2026 19:04:53 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1307/can-kosovo-be-a-precedent-for-south-ossetia-and-abkhazia-recognizing-differences-in-dynamics-of-recognition By Anna V. Dolidze - The issue of whether the recognition of Kosovo as an independent state might serve as a precedent for former autonomous republics of Georgia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia has been often debated. This paper aims at comparing the processes of recognition of these three entities. It illustrates that the international community has been gradually recognizing Kosovo as a State while South Ossetia/Abkhazia have been subjected to the policy of non-recognition. It argues that because the dynamics of recognition of Kosovo and South Ossetia/Abkhazia have been very different, it is less likely that the establishment... Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1307/can-kosovo-be-a-precedent-for-south-ossetia-and-abkhazia-recognizing-differences-in-dynamics-of-recognition