The splintering of former Yugoslavia seems to be an unending process. First the former republics turned into states, several of which went to war with each other. Bosnia was divided into several entities after the bloodiest war in the region. Then Montenegro and Kosovo separated from Serbia. Now the Muslims of Sandžak, which straddles Serbia and Montenegro, are calling for autonomy (“Together We are Stronger!” August 27, 2011). But they are far from alone. There are such calls in Vojvodina to the north of Serbia, as well. In Croatia, the autonomy call comes from Istria to the west of the country. To the west of Macedonia, Albanians have similar demands. In most cases the calls have ethnic origin, but on occasion they are religious in nature. Sandžak is the case in point. However, the autonomy calls are especially confusing because they are never clearly defined. They are not supposed to challenge the sovereignty of the state in question, but challenge it they nonetheless must. Petty regional politics is usually all that hides behind such calls. None of the politicians calling for autonomy will ever spell out what they actually want. Autonomy is too lofty a dream for petty details of any kind.