Tractors proved "a real money spinner for us"--until the Balkan wars ended that business, too.

FORBES: On The Cover/Top Stories

She has performed in concerts benefiting child victims of the Balkan wars and Chernobyl nuclear disaster victims.

UNESCO: Montserrat Caball��

Germany helped trigger the Balkan wars with its speedy recognition of the seceding Yugoslavian territories without any protection for Serbian minorities.

FORBES: NATO's Lack Of Any Serious Purpose Means It Should Retire

The arrest of Mladic and subsequent trial at The Hague offer the hope of some justice for those who lived through the terrors of the Balkan wars.

BBC: Ratko Mladic capture: Hope of justice at last

The Balkan wars of the 1990s led to more migration.

ECONOMIST: A Serbian province wins greater self-governance

The law enabling the authorities to send people accused of atrocities during the Balkan wars of the 1990s to The Hague was adopted by the Yugoslav parliament earlier this month, but the issue remains hugely controversial in Serbia, where many believe the international court is biased.

BBC: War crimes suspects agree surrender

Montenegro, a country whose economy relies heavily on tourism and has been developing its status as a boutique resort for wealthy Russians, has had healthy relations with Russia, thanks in part to its relatively peaceful stance during the Balkan wars, according to Sorana Parvulescu of Control Risks Group, a specialist risk consultancy.

FORBES: Gambling

This is the first time since the wars of the Yugoslav succession began that a big Balkan initiative has had no serious American involvement.

ECONOMIST: Working out the world

Cajoling agreements out of Balkan leaders is necessary, says one diplomatic source, to avoid sleepwalking into new wars in a few years' time.

ECONOMIST: Hillary Clinton flies in to bump a few heads together