Tensions are rising once again between Serbia and Kosovo -- this time over Pristina's plans to create an army. Kosovo's parliament is scheduled to vote Dec. 14 over whether to transform the lightly armed, 4,000-strong Kosovo Security Force (KSF) into a national army. But Belgrade has warned that such a force could deploy its might against ethnic Serbs in Kosovo, prompting denials by Pristina. NATO and Russia have also expressed concern about Kosovo's plan, and on Dec. 5, Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic ominously noted her "hopes" that her country would not have to go to war in response to Pristina's moves....
