The Eastern Question Unresolved: Europe, the US, and the Western Balkans

Mayer, Matthew Z., International Journal

ON 17 MARCH 2004, VIOLENCE ERUPTED between Kosovar Serbs and Albanians in Mitrovica, a flashpoint in Kosovo and a microcosm of the province's many difficulties. Over the next three days, the trouble spread throughout the UN protectorate; most incidents involved ethnic Albanian mobs targeting minority residents (Serbs were the main victims, but Roma and Bosnians were also affected). NATO troops, assisted by local and international police forces, eventually restored order, but not before another bloody chapter was added to the region's history: over 20 dead, hundreds of injured, thousands of displaced people, in addition to hundreds of destroyed houses and the destruction or damage of …

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Publication information: Article title: The Eastern Question Unresolved: Europe, the US, and the Western Balkans. Contributors: Mayer, Matthew Z. - Author. Journal title: International Journal. Volume: 60. Issue: 1 Publication date: Winter 2004. Page number: 237. © Canadian Institute of International Affairs Fall 1997. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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