Kosovo - The Final
Curtain
SERBIA UNDER THE
PRESSURE OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY
By Stipe Sikavica
Will Serbia go at war for Kosovo for the third time? The question is
far from being naive. That is testified by the rhetoric (and not only rhetoric) that has
been polluting the anyway too much saturated media and political arena in Serbia. Here is
an example of such rhetoric: "...The administrative borders between Kosovo and
Metohija, and Serbia should be closed for people, goods and everything other for three
days. A monitoring mission composed of the representatives of the member-states of the
Shanghai Organization for Cooperation such as... More >>> |
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Common Textbooks under
the Magnifying Glass of Nationalists
DEFENSE OF A
PREMODERN VALUE SYSTEM
By Dubravka Stojanovic
Two years ago, in December 2005, history textbooks - products of the
work of over 60 historians from all South European countries, from Slovenia to Cyprus and
Turkey - came out of print in Serbian. The idea behind the endeavor was to show secondary
school students how differently the controversial and painful events of the past are
interpreted in those countries and that neighboring nations' perceptions of many
historical watersheds are almost contrary to one another. To attain this
objective... More >>> |
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Destructive Secrets and
Destructive Consequences:
CARLA DEL PONTE AND
THE WORLD COURT DECISION
Keith Doubt
The recent decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to not
hold Serbia directly responsible and accountable for the genocide that occurred in
Bosnia-Herzegovina is troubling and disappointing. The decision strengthens the cynical
perception of the international community obstructing Bosnia-Herzegovina's need for
justice to rebuild a stable and unified society. In 1995, the Dayton Peace Agreement
fractured Bosnia-Herzegovina into two dysfunctional and heteronomous entities: the
Federation... More
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