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Editorial
SERBIA’S STRATEGY
SUFFERS DEFEAT
By Sonja Biserko
Recent acquittals of two Croatian generals, Ante
Gotovina and Mladen Markac, and of Kosovo leader Ramush Haradinaj by
ICTY Appeal Chamber opened up a major issue Serbia has neglected for
long: the issue of nature of ex-Yugoslav wars. Reactions by governmental
institutions, the media and even the civil sector revealed again how
deep-
seated the theories of Serbs’ victimization are and how little Belgrade
is ready to face up its responsibility for the cruellest conflict in
Europe after WWII. Speaking as one, the state and the media claimed that
Serbs were...
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Platform for Kosovo Talks
THE
GOVERNMENT’S POSITION WEAKENS
By Vladimir Gligorov
Things are pretty clear
when it comes to the newly
publicized “Platform for Kosovo talks.” True, it is treated as a draft
or a
non-paper, which could mean that its real meaning would emerge only
once politically implemented. First, let’s see what’s in.
The basic idea
behind it is to transfer competences to Kosovo authorities in line with
appropriate constitutional provisions on establishment of autonomous
institutions of the Serb minority and the status of the Serb Orthodox
Church. This would solve the following problems: There would be no need
to amend...
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The Balkans
A
POWDER KEG
By Ivan Torov
Skepticism does not necessarily reflect weakness. On
the other hand, optimism – even when prospects are not exactly bright –
can be an insurmountable barrier preventing one from seeing beyond the
end of one’s nose or one’s own backyard. This could summarize realities
in the Balkans at the turn of the year: realities that in many ways tell
a very different story than a plenitude of delusions and stereotypes.
The phenomenon permeates all the analyses of regional developments –
from Slovenia to Greece – so much that their authors practically
advocate two diametrically...
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