http://dir.salon.com/topics/balkans/?source=rss&aim=balkans en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT By Laura Miller Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/16/international_crime/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/04/16/international_crime/index.html?source=rss In "McMafia," author Misha Glenny takes us on a startling tour of the new international underworld, documenting the hidden costs of an unregulated global free market. By Chris Colin Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/10/balkans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/10/balkans/index.html?source=rss How to parse another milestone in a very different war? By Christopher Farah Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2003/12/05/sacco/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2003/12/05/sacco/index.html?source=rss Graphic novelist Joe Sacco goes back to Sarajevo with his powerful new book "The Fixer" -- and talks about why the entire U.S. population should be tried for war crimes. By Laura Rozen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2001/04/17/kaplan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/bc/2001/04/17/kaplan/index.html?source=rss The controversial "Balkan Ghosts" put him on the map. His opinionated, darkly seductive reports of an unraveling world have kept him there. By Laura Rozen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/04/13/macedonia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/04/13/macedonia/index.html?source=rss Colin Powell urges peace, but a walk through the capital city reveals a country on the verge of civil war. By Suzy Hansen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2001/04/12/howard/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2001/04/12/howard/index.html?source=rss A leading military scholar talks about what caused the world wars, why Kissinger was a true peacemaker and whether peace is incompatible with human nature. By Alex Todorovic Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/03/31/milosevic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/03/31/milosevic/index.html?source=rss Has Milosevic really been arrested? While The Hague waits to try him, a ragged troop of loyalists still stands behind the fallen dictator. By Laura Rozen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/12/uranium/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/12/uranium/index.html?source=rss Did exposure to American depleted-uranium-tipped weapons cause the cancer deaths of some European peacekeepers who served in the Balkans? By Lawrence Weschler Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/05/icc/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/01/05/icc/index.html?source=rss The president surprises his critics by, at the last possible moment, signing on to the treaty for an International Criminal Court. By Laura Rozen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/12/22/kosovo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/12/22/kosovo/index.html?source=rss Growing tensions along the border between Kosovo and southern Serbia could mark the first challenge for President-elect Bush's foreign policy team. By Laura Rozen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/31/serbia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/31/serbia/index.html?source=rss With the media liberated from Milosevic's control, the nation begins to face its demons -- but propagandists and journalists are in a tug of war. By Richard Blow Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/23/kosovo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/23/kosovo/index.html?source=rss As international support for Kosovar independence wanes, hatred still seethes between Albanians and Serbs. And the U.N. oversees their division. By Laura Rozen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/12/milosevic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/12/milosevic/index.html?source=rss The resurgence of loyalists to the deposed Yugoslav president brings Belgrade back to the brink of danger. By Laura Rozen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/09/belgrade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/09/belgrade/index.html?source=rss With the revolutionary fervor subsiding, new President Vojislav Kostunica must now figure out how to govern a country where Slobodan Milosevic is still a political force. By Laura Rozen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/05/milosevic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/05/milosevic/index.html?source=rss A long-suffering people celebrates the apparent end of the regime. But where has their dictator gone? By Lawrence Weschler Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/05/serbia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/05/serbia/index.html?source=rss Do the recent elections in Yugoslavia and Croatia mark a shift away from the psychology that led the region into conflict? By Laura Rozen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/03/serbia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/03/serbia/index.html?source=rss Serbian cops are standing back while strikers shut down Yugoslavia, but will Milosevic accept a bloodless defeat? By Laura Rozen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/27/yugoslavia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/27/yugoslavia/index.html?source=rss Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic claims no candidate received a majority in this week's elections, but opposition leaders who believe their candidate won are taking to the streets. By Laura Rozen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/06/serbia_elections/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/06/serbia_elections/index.html?source=rss Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has called presidential elections for later this month, but his actions show he intends to hold on to power. By Laura Rozen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/06/serbia_activists/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/06/serbia_activists/index.html?source=rss With Yugoslav election time approaching, Serbian activists face a new wave of repression as they try to fight the Milosevic regime from within. By Laura Rozen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/07/aid/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/07/aid/index.html?source=rss On the front lines of war, humanitarian-aid workers do the work of diplomats -- but some say they should stay away from politics. By Laura Rozen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/07/24/spy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/07/24/spy/index.html?source=rss An American in Belgrade finds that real life isn't nearly as interesting as the one her Serbian neighbors imagine for her. By Laura Rozen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/05/18/milosevic/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/05/18/milosevic/index.html?source=rss The Serbian president turns out the lights on the independent media and Serb protesters clash with police. By Max Garrone Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2000/05/04/ignatieff/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2000/05/04/ignatieff/index.html?source=rss Michael Ignatieff talks about the poison of nationalism, the politics of fear and the strange future of war. By Laura Rozen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/15/bombs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/15/bombs/index.html?source=rss Belgrade is gripped by rumors that NATO is about to begin bombing again.