Balkans

Fighting Breaks Out In Macedonia

Waiters are taking on drunken NATO troops, and Macedonian and Albanian youth are having it out on the streets. The question is whether anyone will try to exploit these incidents for political advantage.

18 Mar 99

Calling The Bluff

As the Paris talks ended, both delegations did what had been expected of them. The question then turned to what, after weeks of threats, the West would do.

18 Mar 99

The Media War, Round II

Belgrade's attack on the media in Serbia has been successful. No opposition views are possible, and Serbia now speaks with one voice, that of Slobodan Milosevic.

18 Mar 99

Peace Talks Echoed By Violence

The start of the second round of talks in Paris was marked by a sudden escalation in violence in Kosovo, with bombs in two busy Kosovo towns and a major influx of Serbian forces.

18 Mar 99

Losing The Peace?

For the people of the Republika Srpska, the international dismissal of Nikola Poplasen and the Brcko decision smacks of more than just bad timing.

12 Mar 99

Surroi: 'Stopping The Trend Of War'

The prospect of a sudden agreement is all but unimaginable and Kosovo Albanians are trying to adjust psychologically and practically to a radical shift from war to peace.

12 Mar 99
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