Slobo's Surrender
The Kosovo peace deal amounts to Serb capitulation to all of NATO's demands.
The Kosovo peace deal amounts to Serb capitulation to all of NATO's demands.
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.
Since NATO launched its bombing campaign against Yugoslavia, democracy has become a dirty word in Serbia. If stability is to return to the Balkans, this has to change.
Kosovo Albanians are still unable to form a unified front. But the balance of power has clearly shifted to the KLA, leaving Rugova nearly a private envoy.
While the aid agencies are running out of cash, tensions in the refugee camps in Macedonia are increasing.
During the winter of 1996-97 Serbia's opposition appeared on the verge of ousting Slobodan Milosevic. Those days are long gone.
To help Macedonia and Albania cope, the international financial institutions have put together emergency aid packages.
Tribunal Update 125: Last Week in The Hague (10-15 May, 1999)
To stay alive in Kosovo, Albanians are resorting to ingenious measures, boring holes in the walls, scurrying into attics, and relying on the spirit of children. Still, many are lost.
This is not a good time to be Albanian in Belgrade. Beatings are followed by the question: "Why don't you go to Albania?" Many have fled.