Monday, October 2 06

Still-divided Bosnia is building its future on democratic elections. Will Bosnians move to toward ethnic coexistence? The gloves are off as Georgia criticizes Moscow for support of rebels. Surayud is named Prime Minister according to initial timeframe established by Thailand's military rulers. European Commission President Barroso goes to Sudan, and returns with clearer picture of the impasse: Khartoum rejects what it sees as an American-U.N. trojan horse invasion (1,2), and the international community insists on greater U.N. involvement in order to augment and solidify a weak African Union presence. International Crisis Group's (ICG) Crisis Report #38 draws attention to Côte d'Ivoire, DR Congo and Somalia as October's military confilt hotspots.