Yugoslavia's Eastern Front
Bulgaria's pro-Western policy is met by a threat of war from Serbian extremist Seselj. But while ready to accept NATO troops, Sofia tries to play a regional diplomatic role.
Bulgaria's pro-Western policy is met by a threat of war from Serbian extremist Seselj. But while ready to accept NATO troops, Sofia tries to play a regional diplomatic role.
While the Albanians appear ready to sign up to Rambouillet and Belgrade continues to hold out, Western resolve appears to be waning.
Macedonia and Bulgaria have achieved a substantive breakthrough, on language, minority and other issues. But not without fierce debate at home.
Signalling a clear commitment to the future integrity of Bosnia, the international community has punished Republika Srpska over its obstruction of the Dayton implementation
By Fron Nazi in Kukes, on the Kosovo-Albanian border (Published on April 2, 1999)
Whatever the outcome, the repercussions from the NATO bombing will be huge for Republika Srpska--where pragmatic politicians are trying to keep their options open.
With violence on the streets and across the border, Skopje sees twin dangers in huge numbers of refugees and a strong anti-NATO backlash.
Montenegro has been on the receiving end of NATO's air strikes and verbal assaults from Belgrade. The fear is that the attacks from within will also become violent.
Anti-war protesters in southern Serbia have argued that Serb lives are more important than Serb control over Kosovo.
Many Bosnians hope the post-war settlement will give new impetus to revise the Dayton accords along the lines of the solution for Kosovo.