I mentioned a while back my latest article in DIPLOMAT magaizine about Ethnicity and Foreign Policy, with some general analysis of what is or is not a state under international law:

DIPLOMATIC HOBGOBLINS AND BALKAN OMELETTES: WHERE DIPLOMACY MEETS ETHNICITY

Here it is if you want to read the full version.

But hurry. The DIPLOMAT website as currently constituted does not keep these articles online very long…