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The G-8 resolution, which authorizes a peacekeeping force for Kosovo with NATO at its head, is expected to be submitted for approval to the UN Security Council. While Russia is seeking to be part of the peace by agreeing to the draft resolution, it is China that currently holds the fate of the Resolution—but not the fate of peace—in its hands. Will China exercise its veto? We must bear in mind that UN membership symbolizes changes in the world, particularly reflecting the mosaic of those changes. But the structure of the United Nations is inflexible and disconnected from the realities of power. Its relatively recent ability to play an increasingly significant role in international peacekeeping is a direct consequence of the end of the Cold War. The fact that neither Russia nor China has been inclined to veto collective action, as in the case of the 1991 Persian Gulf War or the crisis in Yugoslavia following its collapse in 1992, has stemmed from these powers’ unwillingness to challenge the leading position of the United States in the current phase. Were this status quo to come to an end, the UN would serve, because of the exercise of the veto right. Today’s Security Council reflects the reality of international interdependence. It represents the most important global political agency, Continued, page 3

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The KLA has penetrated very deep into Serbian positions, but the order from the General Staff has been not to expand too far and mainly to hold our previous positions, since this has been our tactic of war up to this point. The Serbs have also used poisonous substances against the KLA. Many young women from all regions of Kosovo have joined the ranks of the Kosovo Liberation Army and fight just like the men. P. 16

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• Sensational robbery at the Prime Minister’s Office, clan warfare P. 10 • Ceka, serious accusations against Berisha P. 10 “Stability” under threat Bomb at the home of the prefect of Shkodra, Prime Minister’s Office offices robbed—the most heavily guarded site in Albania—people taken hostage for money or other things, the year within a month more P. 3 • Ministry of Labor: Here is the emigration scheme to Italy P. 14 • In search of a visa The state does not even help you retrieve the dead P. 2 • Albania forgets extradition State corruption in the Magic City P. 11

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