Serbia again lurches toward the wilderness

Lacklustre attempts to extradite suspected war criminals and a threat to partition Kosovo are putting Serbia back out in to the diplomatic cold.

Even in its short time in office, the policies of the new Serbian government threaten to rupture relations with the European Union.

Presenting his government to Parliament yesterday, prime minister-designate Vojislav Kostunica signalled a reluctance to cooperate with the war crimes tribunal in The Hague and said that Kosovo should be spli...