Comment: Backing the Wrong Horse
Ashdown's high-handed attitude towards the independent press and misguided trust in nationalist parties will get him nowhere.
6 Sep 05
Balkans
Comment: Can the Nationalists Deliver?
Though heavily criticised for doing so, the High Representative engages with nationalist parties because he believes they will eventually accept reform.
6 Sep 05
Ashdown in Media Storm
The High Representative's perceived support for nationalist politicians has outraged the independent press.
6 Sep 05
Brussels Fears Serbian Gangsters
The growing power of the Serbian mafia is likely to further damage the region’s EU membership prospects.
6 Sep 05
Comment: What Now for Serbia and Montenegro?
The country risks turning into a pariah state once more, unless the authorities confront the mafia.
6 Sep 05
Serbia's slain prime minister was never afraid to speak his mind.
Serbia’s slain prime minister was never afraid to speak his mind.
6 Sep 05
Belgrade Stunned by Killing
Two bullets have plunged a city, and a nation, into shock and mourning.
6 Sep 05
Serbia on the Brink
The murder of prime minister Zoran Djindjic threatens to cause civil strife and chaos in Serbia.
6 Sep 05
Bosnia: Sex Slave Recounts Her Ordeal
Thousands of young women are still being held as sex slaves across the country despite the authorities' efforts to stamp out the trade.
6 Sep 05
Serbia: Mafia's Days Numbered?
The assassination of Zoran Djindjic could presage the end of organised crime in Serbia.
6 Sep 05
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