Balkans

Preparing for Deployment

Fears and rumours abound as two communities in Macedonia view NATO's mission differently.

21 Aug 01

A struggle for control of the police has raised tensions between the president and prime minister to a new high.

17 Aug 01

The Croatian right is set to exploit increasing unemployment due to restructuring of the police and army.

17 Aug 01

Weapons traffickers weave an intricate network to counter increasing KFOR seizures on the Macedonian border.

17 Aug 01

Even if disarmament succeeds, the West must remain heavily engaged in Macedonia if the country is to avoid further bloodshed.

17 Aug 01

The decision to publish a list of suspected war criminals in a Bosnian Serb newspaper is condemned as a cheap and dangerous stunt.

17 Aug 01

Macedonians are returning to their former homes to pick up what's left among the debris and head out to an uncertain future

14 Aug 01

Peace hopes are threatened by the launch of a splinter Albanian rebel group and continuing divisions within Albanian political parties

14 Aug 01

Though the current conflict may have accelerated ethnic tensions most people still believe in the possibility of a 'normal' integrated future

14 Aug 01

Despite the new peace deal, Macedonian political and military factions are split, leaving prospects for peace as precarious as ever.

14 Aug 01

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