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...Belgrade TV station he controlled, appear to have pushed him to the margins. It isn't only Draskovic that's on the skids, however; it's the very idea of overthrowing Milosevic. "The center of gravity of opposition has not only moved away from Draskovic," says TIME Belgrade reporter Dejan Anastasijevic, "it has dissolved. Serbs have been demoralized by an opposition led by the same squabbling individuals for the past 10 years, who have failed to get rid of Milosevic despite an economic collapse and four wars that he started and lost." A growing number of Serbs have turned...
...assiduously cultivated relations with leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army in the wake of the war, Washington may have little leverage over them. "Despite the formal disbanding of the KLA and the presence of the peacekeepers, violence against Serbs and other minorities hasn't decreased," says TIME Belgrade reporter Dejan Anastasijevic. "The KLA was founded as a fighting organization to drive the Serbs out of Kosovo and unite it with Albania, and for many of its members the war won't be over until those objectives are achieved. No amount of talking by Rubin will change that - in fact, since...
...France announced Thursday that it would provide an additional 700 troops following an appeal by NATO commanders for a further 2,000 men to deal with the upsurge of violence in the divided city, while the U.S. was reportedly considering increasing its troop presence. But, says TIME Belgrade reporter Dejan Anastasijevic, "the problem isn't a shortage of troops; it's about the mission of those troops - NATO is at a crossroads where it's forced to take a policy on the future of Kosovo, and to answer the question of whether it's prepared...
...Serbian paramilitary leader better known as the indicted war criminal Arkan, was gunned down in January, there had been some speculation that Milosevic may have wanted him dead. "But this time we can be more certain that Milosevic would not have approved the killing," says TIME Belgrade reporter Dejan Anastasijevic. "And it's a serious reason for the regime to be disturbed, because it shows a serious lack of control...
...With 84 percent of the vote counted Tuesday, a center-left alliance headed by former communist Ivica Racan holds an overwhelming lead over Tudjman's nationalist party. "Croatians want to end the economic and political isolation that Tudjman's policies brought on Croatia," says TIME Central Europe bureau reporter Dejan Anastasijevic. "The opposition plans to liberalize the economy and attract investment, as well as make Croatia more firmly part of Europe...