Arbour, Milosevic and 'Yesterday's Men'
Tribunal Update 128: Last Week in The Hague (31 May - 5 June, 1999)
Tribunal Update 128: Last Week in The Hague (31 May - 5 June, 1999)
Even if the troubling details of the Kosovo agreement can be resolved, Serbia faces new conflict at home.
Anti-war protesters in southern Serbia have argued that Serb lives are more important than Serb control over Kosovo.
Belgrade's bravado in the wake of NATO's early air strikes disappeared as the reality of daily bombing set in.
The Kosovo peace deal amounts to Serb capitulation to all of NATO's demands.
Vojvodina's political leaders, from many ethnic groups, seek more local control. But unlike Kosovo Albanians, they do not question their position within Serbia.
The bombing of a busy Skopje suburb two weeks ago remains unresolved, leaving the culprits free and Macedonia rife with rumour.
In the shadow of war, Macedonia's coalition government is finding it increasingly difficult to maintain social stability.
There are several ways in which the Yugoslav could be ousted from power. But all of them are unlikely.
Serbia is in shock and will inevitably see the indictment of Milosevic as part of the NATO attack. But in the task of renewing the country, it is in fact a lifeline.