Patrick Moore

Analysis: Uncertainty Clouds Serbian Presidential Vote

Serbia's runoff presidential election on 27 June seems set to involve much more than just filling a largely symbolic post. Issues on the table range from Serbia's relations with the West to the future of the government.

Analysis: Goran Svilanovic Looks Back

Goran Svilanovic (file photo) Goran Svilanovic was foreign minister of what is now Serbia and Montenegro from the fall of former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic in October 2000 until April of this year, when the Serbian government led by Vojislav Kostunica named Vuk Draskovic to replace him. On 5 June, Svilanovic talked to RFE/RL's South Slavic and Albanian Languages Service's Beba Marusic about his years in office.

Analysis: Busek Says No Time To Lose On Kosova

Erhard Busek, who heads the EU-led Balkan Stability Pact, told Vienna's "Die Presse" of 8 June that the unstable situation in Kosova affects the entire region and hence must be dealt with quickly.

Analysis: Mysterious Killing Rocks Montenegro

Montenegrin authorities and German forensics experts are continuing their investigation of a killing that has mesmerized the small mountainous republic since late last week. Dusko Jovanovic, who was the chief and responsible editor of the opposition Podgorica daily "Dan," was killed in a drive-by shooting outside his offices late on 27 May. It is not known who killed Jovanovic or why, but speculation is rife in a country where talking politics is a national passion.

The Western Balkans: Waiting At NATO's Door

Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia want to join de Hoop Scheffer's alliance As NATO's June Istanbul summit draws closer, the countries of the western Balkans have again made their wishes for closer ties to the alliance known.

Leader Of Bosnia's Islamic Community Speaks Out

Prior to the 1992-95 Bosnian war, about 44 percent of the roughly 4.5 million people in that country were Slavs of Islamic heritage, generally known in the West as Bosnian Muslims. They are to all intents and purposes linguistically and ethnically identical to their Serbian Orthodox and Roman Catholic Croat neighbors, with whom intermarriages and religious crossovers are no rarity.

Macedonian President Feared Dead After Plane Crash

Skopje, 26 February 2004 (RFE/RL) -- Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski is feared dead after his plane crashed in the mountains of Herzegovina today.

Yugoslavia: Analysis -- Serbia's Swift Revolution

Yugoslavia: Sundry Issues At Stake In Fall Elections

Yugoslavia: Analysis -- Milosevic Defeat May Not Lead To 'Normality'

Croatia: Tudjman Leaves A Controversial Legacy

Yugoslavia: Serbia's Problem Is More Than Just Milosevic

Bosnia: Serbian Politicans Condemn Arrest Of General

Yugoslavia: Montenegro Sets Its Terms

Croatia: Hague Tribunal May Indict Tudjman

Yugoslavia: Balkans' Future Could Include Unprecedented Development Project

Yugoslavia: Analyst Assesses Present Crisis In Light Of The Past

Yugoslavia: Scenarios Remain Vague

Yugoslavia: Army Chief Dismissed By President Has Not Gone Quietly

1998 In Review: No Sure Solution In Sight In Kosovo