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Contends that the 2002 Serbian election is unlikely to resolve a power struggle among the reformers who turned down President Slobodan Milosevic.

Reports that on May 24, 2002, Yugoslavia's governing coalition planned to replace 50 of its deputies in the Serbian Parliament who had blocked reforms by failing to turn up to vote.

Focuses on tension caused by the Russians' surprise seizure of the Allied planned base of operations, Pristina, in Kosovo. Serbian reaction to the Russian move; How this affects the peacekeeping plan in Kosovo; Progress as of June 12th, 1999 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and United Nations forces in Kosovo.

Focuses on the response of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) to the June 1999 withdrawal of Serbian troops from the province of Kosovo. Establishment of headquarters and checkpoints; Question of relations between KLA rebels and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) peacekeeping forces; Provisions of the peace accord, including demilitarization of rebel forces.

Reports the June 8, 1999 achievement of an agreement among the United States, six allies and Russia on a plan to send peacekeepers into the Yugoslav province of Kosovo. Details of negotiations; Evidence of Serbian troops' preparations for withdrawal; Questions that remain to be resolved.

Reports on June 5, 1999 negotiations in Blace, Macedonia, between North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) officials and Yugoslav military officers, on terms for the withdrawal of Serb forces from Kosovo. NATO expectations; Serb departure from the meeting; Provisions of the military agreement.

Reports the unsuccessful conclusion of March 1999 efforts to negotiate a peaceful settlement of the dispute between ethnic Albanians in Kosovo and the Serbian government. Serbian refusal to sign an autonomy agreement approved by the Albanians; United States pressure for air strikes against the Serbs by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces; Buildup of Yugoslav forces; Concerns for the safety of international monitors in Kosovo; Outlook.

Reports the March 16, 1999 movement of Serbian troops and heavy tanks into the province of Kosovo. Conduct of Serbian negotiators at peace talks with Albanian Kosovars in Paris, France; Their continued rejection of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) peacekeeping force in Kosovo; Threatened response of the NATO allies; Position of the Kosovo Albanian delegation.

Discusses developments in the continuing efforts to negotiate a settlement in the conflict between ethnic Albanians and Yugoslav forces in the Serbian province of Kosovo. March 9, 1999 announcement by Yugoslav authorities of arrest warrants for Kosovo rebel leaders, including three taking part in the peace talks; Previous warrants for arrest of leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army; Fighting; Possibility of air strikes by North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces.

Reports a February 23, 1999 turnaround for Kosovo peace talks in France. Provisions of the settlement to which the ethnic Albanian delegation agreed in principle; Impact on the threat of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) bombing; Role of an agreement in pressure on Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, whose troops have suppressed separatist rebels in the Kosovo province of Serbia; Outlook.

Looks at issues which remain unresolved by the June 9, 1999 agreement to send peacekeepers into the Yugoslav province of Kosovo. Question of how refugees would be returned to their homes in Kosovo; Question of the role of Russian soldiers in the international security force and how the Kosovo Liberation Army would be disarmed; Details and discussion.

Reports United States President Bill Clinton's May 7, 1999 description of the international peacekeeping operation in Bosnia as a model for the force that is envisioned to protect ethnic Albanian refugees returned to Kosovo. Role of the US, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the United Nations, Russia and Ukraine in the arrangement; Response of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic; Timetable for development of specific provisions.

Reports the April 14, 1999 presentation, by leaders of European Union countries, of a plan under which the province would be placed under temporary international European administration. Goals, parameters and provisions; Implications for Yugoslav leaders; United States response to the plan; North Atlantic Treaty Organization policy; Outlook for acceptance of the plan by Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic; European commitment to relief efforts. INSET: Kosovo Update.

Reports the March 13, 1999 bombing of markets in Podujevo and Mitrovica, in the Serbian province of Kosovo. Number of people killed and wounded; Timing of the two attacks; Escalation of the conflict between Serbian security forces and ethnic Albanian rebels seeking independence; Details of the destruction.

Focuses on March 1999 efforts in Belgrade, Serbia to negotiate a peaceful settlement of ethnic violence in the Serbian province of Kosovo. United States envoy Richard Holbrooke's acknowledgment of the failure of pressure put on Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to agree to a political settlement; Factors in Milosevic's opposition to the peace proposal; Role of North Atlantic Treaty Organization armed forces.

Reports the apparent breakdown of February 1999 French peace talks between ethnic Albanian guerrillas of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and the Serbian government of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. Provisions of the agreement, including the role of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) armed forces in Kosovo; NATO preparations to enter Kosovo; Implications of the KLA's refusal to sign; Renewal of the conflict in Kosovo.

Reports that the deadline for negotiation of peace for the Serbian province of Kosovo has been extended, as of February 20, 1999. Reasons for the extension despite Serbia's continued refusal to allow North Atlantic Treaty Organization ground troops to police an accord; Comments from United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, present at the French negotiations; Positions of the ethnic Albanians and Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.