State in embryo
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is seeking to repair power plants, open schools again, and protect minorities in Kosovo, Yugoslavia, while the United Nation (UN) is setting up institutions. There is still uncertainty surrounding a final settlement for Kosovo, though the UN is effectively setting up the administration of an independent state. Lack of independence could mean that the UN and NATO are perceived as occupying forces. Montenegro could also become independent, and Yugoslavia would no longer exist, so the post of president of Yugoslavia would disappear, a post held by Slobodan Milosevic.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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Friend or foe in East Timor
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United Nations (UN) peacekeeping forces have entered East Timor, and the inhabitants of the capital, Dili, have started to return, while food has been airlifted by aid agencies. A journalist from the Financial Times, Sander Thoenes, was killed, reportedly by men in uniforms of the Indonesian army, on Sep 21 1999. The UN force is led by Australians, and this has meant that relations between Australia and Indonesia have become difficult. The Indonesian armed forces could be strengthened by nationalist sentiment.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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