Friday, December 7 07 (1)

U.N.'s Monday deadline for resolving Kosovo's political status approaches, as the international community's 'unfinished business' there gives rise to fears of a new Balkan war. If NATO's 26 don't act after today's last minute talks, their wrangling and worrying over Moscow's growing influence (1, 2) will lead unnecessarily to threatening rhetoric and securitization. One hopes the ICG's "Kosovo Blueprint" finds its way to Brussels. The outcry has faded, and the junta's grip remains firm; have Myanmar's Generals weathered the storm?