Towards A New State Of Emergency
Serbia has just lifted its state of war. Barring a miracle, it is heading towards a new state of emergency.
Serbia has just lifted its state of war. Barring a miracle, it is heading towards a new state of emergency.
Serb refugees on the move out of Kosovo are being directed away from Belgrade, for fear that their presence might upset the state's preferred image of victory over the 'NATO aggressors'
The Serbs must be invited to "share the risks of building a future democracy" in Kosovo, says the province's top independent journalist, Veton Surroi. (BCR No 50, 23-Jun-99)
The flawed peace that emerged from the Dayton Agreement - which halted the war but did not resolve the conflict in Bosnia - bodes ill for the future of Kosovo.
All options are open, Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic tells US President Bill Clinton, discussing prospects for a 'realignment of relations' with Serbia - even a possible referendum on independence.
Tribunal Update 130: Last Week in The Hague (14-20 June, 1999)
Tribunal Update 130: Last Week in The Hague (14-20 June, 1999)
Tribunal Update 130: Last Week in The Hague (14-20 June, 1999)
Skopje appears to have accepted that it must recognise the political role of the KLA.
The use of rape as a weapon of war was widespread in Kosovo. But the scale of the atrocities have been hidden by Albanian communities to hide their "shame" from the outside world.