Reinforcements in the Sandzak
Additional troops deployed in the Muslim-dominated region of Serbia have raised fears that Milosevic may stir up fresh conflict in his own backyard.
10 Nov 05
Macedonia
Macedonia Prepares For A New President
Six candidates are competing in the first round of Macedonia's presidential elections. But the real choice is between the prime minister's VMRO and the retiring president's Social Democrats.
10 Nov 05
Montenegro Counts Its Friends, Then Its Dinars
As Montenegro edges towards fiscal independence from Serbia, Milo Djukanovic's latest tour of European capitals looks like an attempt to secure international support for Montenegro before the final break-up of the federation.
10 Nov 05
Preparing for Winter
With winter approaching, international agencies are rushing to ensure basic shelter, but are hampered by logistical bottlenecks and bureaucratic delays.
10 Nov 05
Montenegro Makes the Most of the Fortunes of War
A small town on Montenegro's border with Kosovo has become a paradise for smugglers and a blessing for the Kosovo Albanians desperate to buy back the passports and cars they lost in the spring. Meanwhile, there is a roaring trade in construction materials
10 Nov 05
Hate Speech In Pristina - The Kosovo Media Wars Could Start Here
A KLA-linked news agency created a firestorm when it launched a vicious attack on a leading independent publisher and political personality. The media wars inside Kosovo may be only just beginning.
10 Nov 05
'Power Wars' Between Romania And Bulgaria
Romania and Bulgaria, both candidates for early European Union accession talks, have traded insults in the past week over what their media have called the "power war".
10 Nov 05
Belgrade University Rebels Silenced By 'Dictatorship Of The Deans'
For weeks a 'dictatorship' of state-appointed deans and chancellors ensured that Serbia's universities failed to live up to their rebellious reputation and stayed out of the opposition's current anti-regime protest campaign.
10 Nov 05
Tito Takes The First Round In Macedonia
The strong showing by the Social Democrat has forced runners-up to make some quick strategic decisions, while the ruling VMRO-DPMNE announces major personnel changes.
10 Nov 05
Milosevic's Men Are Jumping
The high-profile defection by a previously stalwart Milosevic ally is only the most notable of a slow but steady unravelling of the ruling Socialist Party.
10 Nov 05
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