Articles on Yugoslavia, the Kosovo crisis and the effects it had throughout the region which have appeared in past issues of CER.
6 November 2000
Inching towards Independence
Catherine Lovatt
As Ibrahim Rugova secures election victory, the once unthinkable idea of Kosovan independence now seems feasible—even in the West.
7 February 2000
The Lesson of Orahovac
Nataša Kandić
The Serbs who are struggling to survive in Orahovac live in fear for their own lives.
17 January 2000
The Mind of Darkness
Sam Vaknin
Who was to blame for the war?
18 October 1999
The Myth of Greater Albania
Sam Vaknin
Reality doesn't support the concept, or myth, of Greater Albania.
27 September 1999
A Victory for the Media? [Part III]
Marina Blagojevic
The Serb and the Western media's construction of the Kosovo conflict.
20 September 1999
Waiting for the Pay-back
Catherine Lovatt
Romania is still waiting to reap the rewards of its support of the NATO bombing campaign of Yugoslavia.
20 September 1999
A Victory for the Media? [Part II]
Marina Blagojevic
The Serb and the Western media's construction of the Kosovo conflict.
13 September 1999
A Victory for the Media? [Part I]
Marina Blagojevic
In ex-Yugoslavia, the media served to deconstruct commonalities and helped to create that matrix of non-negotiable differences demanding that "something must be done."
6 September 1999
Retribution in Kosovo
Natasa Kandic
Notes from Natasa Kandic, director of the Fund for Humanitarian Law in Belgrade, describe some of the difficulties in the investigation of atrocities perpetrated by both sides in the conflict and suggest the fate of many of the new disappeared.
16 August 1999
The Bad Blood of Kosovo
Sam Vaknin
Was the Kosovo conflict a result of the legacy of Serbian history?
26 July 1999
The Dark Clouds of NATO
Sam Vaknin
The Assessment of Environmental Impact of Military Activities During the Yugoslavia Conflict—Preliminary Findings.
5 July 1999
Treasure Trove in Kosovo
Sam Vaknin
This is the real Balkan stability pact.
5 July 1999
Mitrovica Alarm
Nexhmedin Spahiu
The plans for partitioning Kosova in practice.
5 July 1999
Coda: So long and thanks for all the goulash
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
The immediate danger across Hungary's border is now gone.
28 June 1999
An End to Violence?
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
The Hungarian government counts the costs of war.
28 June 1999
Serb Proposals for Partitioning Kosova
Nexhmedin Spahiu
Three plans for partition all contain the same flaws.
28 June 1999
The Deadly Antlers of a Dilemma
Sam Vaknin
NATO will crack in Kosovo.
21 June 1999 1999
Why Did Milosevic Surrender?
Sam Vaknin
Milosevic did not surrender. He entrapped the West in his usual, wily style.
14 June 1999 1999
NATO's Next War
Sam Vaknin
The real, protracted war is about to begin: NATO and the international peacekeeping force against an unholy - and, until recently, improbable - alliance.
7 June 1999
Chronicle of a Conflict Foretold: Hungary, NATO and the Kosovo Crisis [Part VIII]
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A continuing in-depth look at the Kosovo crisis from a Hungarian perspective.
7 June 1999
Millenarian Thoughts on Kosovo
Sam Vaknin
The NATO "air campaign" in Kosovo has exposed and brought to culmination a series of historical processes whose importance cannot be exaggerated.
24 May 1999
Wars and Rumours of Wars: Letter from Szeged
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A look at the Kosovo crisis from Szeged, a Hungarian city along the Yugoslav-Hungarian border.
17 May 1999
When West Isn't Best
Sean Hanley
The Kosovo crisis provides some illuminating insights into the Czech Republic.
17 May 1999
Chronicle of a Conflict Foretold: Hungary, NATO and the Kosovo Crisis [Part VII]
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A continuing in-depth look at the Kosovo crisis from a Hungarian perspective.
17 May 1999
Is the US Planning to Destroy the Yugoslav Internet?
Andrew Stroehlein
Unconfirmed reports from Belgrade claim that the US government is planning to cut Yugoslavia off the Internet.
10 May 1999
The Black Birds of Kosova
Sam Vaknin
The real conflict in Kosovo will erupt after the NATO campaign is over and the smoke clears.
10 May 1999
Will the G8 Peace Proposal Burn in the Fires at the Chinese Embassy?
Andrew Stroehlein
The Chinese Embassy accident and the G8's proposal for peace.
10 May 1999
Chronicle of a Conflict Foretold: Hungary, NATO and the Kosovo Crisis [Part VI]
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A continuing in-depth look at the Kosovo crisis from a Hungarian perspective.
3 May 1999
Romania and the Kosova Crisis
Catherine Lovatt
Romania, the Kosovo crisis and NATO membership.
3 May 1999
Doing Nothing Would Be Complicity to Genocide
Andrew Stroehlein
The real issue in Yugoslavia is not the NATO bombings but the long-running genocide.
3 May 1999
A Nuclear Umbrella for a Fair-weather Ally?
Andrew Stroehlein
Czech whinging over the Republic's NATO obligations has continued during the past two weeks.
3 May 1999
Chronicle of a Conflict Foretold: Hungary, NATO and the Kosovo Crisis [Part V]
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A continuing in-depth look at the Kosovo crisis from a Hungarian perspective.
26 April 1999
Chronicle of a Conflict Foretold: Hungary, NATO and the Kosovo Crisis [Part IV]
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A continuing in-depth look at the Kosovo crisis from a Hungarian perspective.
26 April 1999
Doing the Right Thing - Even If It Is for the Wrong Reason
Andrew Stroehlein
NATO struggles to resuscitate its image.
26 April 1999
Clear Land Corridor Brings Clearer Roles
Andrew Stroehlein
A clear overland path now exists from Western Europe to Yugoslavia - through the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.
19 April 1999
Chronicle of a Conflict Foretold: Hungary, NATO and the Kosovo Crisis [Part III]
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A continuing in-depth look at the Kosovo crisis from a Hungarian perspective.
19 April 1999
Worst-case Scenario?
Andrew Stroehlein
Serb forces are raiding villages in Albania; how much further will the war spread?
12 April 1999
Chronicle of a Conflict Foretold: Hungary, NATO and the Kosovo Crisis [Part II]
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
A continuing in-depth look at the Kosovo crisis from a Hungarian perspective.
6 April 1999
One Little Square Equals 10,000 People
Andrew Stroehlein
Tracking refugees in Kosovo.
6 April 1999
"Pathetic Cowards"?
Sean Hanley
Since the onset of NATO air strikes against Kosovo, the Czech Republic has been undergoing its own peculiar drole de guerre.
6 April 1999
Chronicle of a Conflict Foretold: Hungary, NATO and the Kosovo Crisis [Part I]
Gusztáv Kosztolányi
An in depth look at the Kosovo crisis, Hungary and NATO.
22 February 1999
Kosovan Independence?
Catherine Lovatt
The conflict in Kosova has reached a crucial turning point.