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...NATO members, particularly the United States, had hoped by now to be able to start reducing its troop commitments in the Balkans. But the first thaws of spring have once again ushered in the traditional Balkan fighting season, and there's plenty of work, once again, for peacekeepers...
When hard-liner Benjamin Netanyahu took over in 1996, he made Arafat's life miserable. He delayed troop withdrawals and proceeded with construction of Jewish settlements. Later, under Barak, building continued apace. As Israelis became angry with outbreaks of violence and terrorism, ordinary Palestinians too grew disillusioned with the peace process. Palestinians felt Israel would never agree to their genuine independence. Without an end-of-conflict pact in sight, Arafat's place in history was never more on the line. When he signed the Oslo compromise, cries of betrayal arose from the militant Islamic group Hamas and such respected intellectuals...
...Moscow In a move meant more to calm criticism abroad than at home, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial troop withdrawal from the troubled region of Chechnya, where rebel guerrillas continue to take their toll on weary Russian armed forces. While Putin did not specify troop numbers, officials said that as many as 80,000 soldiers could leave Chechnya in the coming months. The pullout, however, remains merely a declared intention. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe welcomed the statement and restored full voting rights to Russia, which were suspended in April last year over Russia...
...order a pullout of American forces from nato?s peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Kosovo. Now the Administration is backing off?Rice has said that ?it is important to review American deployments? but that ?any review will take place with allies.? Still, the U.S. will likely insist that its troop numbers be reduced?even though the U.S. accounts for less than 20% of the total peacekeeping force in the Balkans?and will move toward a burden-sharing arrangement in which the U.S. maintains a token presence on the ground but provides the military backup to deter aggression. Says Sean Sullivan...
...through Germany's Fulda Gap. Iraq is contained, and North Korea is mellowing. Instead, threats are festering in less-developed regions, such as the Balkans and Africa, where heavy guns generally can't maneuver. Artillery--with its less than precise targeting--is designed to disrupt the massed armor and troop concentrations found on traditional battlefields. But future conflicts will focus on swift, dispersed combatants that provide scant prey for artillery...