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...explain the paradox that the emergence of more moderate regimes in Serbia and Croatia is followed by a strengthening of nationalism in Bosnia's Serb and Croat communities...
...envision many things. But after that picture goes another picture: of the Albanians in Macedonia, in southern Serbia, in Montenegro and even in Greece. One should be pragmatic. There are some problems that you can't solve--like Jerusalem...
...This is something very important. It is God's will and punishment that we in Serbia and Montenegro are where we are. Sometimes we suffer because of our geopolitical position. But we are also proud. This has nothing to do with Milosevic. He was just abusing these sentiments. But we hope that the West will now understand us in that positive sense...
...helped here but will it work elsewhere--say, Iraq? Some are skeptical that fostering civil society is the best way to bring down a tyrant, arguing that it is often effective only when combined with strong sanctions and, occasionally, force. Among the strongest critics of the U.S. program in Serbia was Vojislav Kostunica, who publicly scorned Western money as outside interference (though his coalition partners were big recipients). And using cash to embolden an opposition can be a tricky business, especially if it slips into support for covert action. Critics say the millions the U.S. has dumped on the troubled...
...unseat tyrants gets to the heart of one of the thorniest foreign policy questions: How do you deal with states that refuse to play by the rules that govern everyone else? Inside the State Department, a dedicated group of "democracy first" proponents argue that the lesson of Serbia is clear: encourage democracy, and you grease the bad guy's fall. Serbia's transformation is encouraging. And though one election does not a democracy make, last week's moving events will provide a powerful argument for those like Madeleine Albright and others in the Clinton Administration who believe...