Reading this Der Spiegel piece about Kosovo’s new army, I found myself wondering which of today’s ethno-nationalist militias will become the world’s next national army. The Peshmerga of Iraqi Kurdistan would have to be pretty solid contenders, if it weren’t for the various factions in Somalia that already have a running head start. South Ossetia and Abkhazia already have what they claim to be national armed forces, so they’re out. Am I forgetting anyone?
