Word: serbia
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...things led me to mistakenly conclude that Gore had won Tuesday night's smackdown. It was clear that Bush didn't fully understand the peril of making Russia our broker in Serbia, especially since Russia remained so sympathetic toward the defeated Milosevic. The RU 486 question tied him in knots. He didn't want to remind such a large audience that his official position on abortion is to recriminalize it if he can change enough hearts. So he fudged his earlier statement that he would seek to overturn approval of the drug, saying a President is powerless...
...absent the Uzi, as made up by Madame Tussaud. The format brought out the worst in him. Put him in front of a podium and out of his Dockers, and he reverts to his smartest-guy-in-the-class mode, impressing the teacher with factoids for extra credit, like Serbia plus Montenegro equals Yugoslavia. His excess verbiage actually detracts from the more important point that he would be better handling the crisis in Serbia...
...candidates have unfortunately neglected foreign policy out of a belief that it is not a priority for voters. But a future president can expect foreign involvement to be the most important of his duties. The violence in the Middle East, the change of power in Serbia and the ongoing oil crunch are all foreign policy realities that the next President will be forced to address. There are five weeks left in the campaign. That should be enough time for both candidates to come clear about their foreign policy vision before the election--but only if they start...
...force Milosevic to comply with his own constitution. And that?s left Kostunica forced to contend with the fact that, under that constitution, Milosevic still enjoys substantial political power by virtue of his dominant position in both the federal parliament and the in the all-important government of Serbia. Not only that, but plans to hold elections for the Serbian parliament in December may further narrow his own political base. Kostunica is the leader of a small party that has been somewhat peripheral among opposition groups in recent years, and the 15 parties in the coalition he led - which...
...constitutional lawyer who simply wanted Serbia to become a "normal" European country, Kostunica wouldn?t have it any other way. Europe has begun moving to lift sanctions against Serbia following the visit to Belgrade Tuesday by French foreign minister Hubert Vedrine, and Kostunica has been invited to a meeting of European leaders later this week. And reintegrating Serbia into Europe may be essential to deal with the regional challenges that lie ahead. By lifting Milosevic?s economic blockade of Montenegro, Kostunica signaled good faith in dealing with Serbia?s last partner in the Yugoslav federation. But he remains strongly opposed...