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As many are well aware, the situation in Serbia in recent months has been marred by the tragic murder of the Prime Minister, Zoran Djindjic. I will be direct—the shot fired at Dr. Djindjic was at the same time aimed at the young democracy of Serbia. This assassination was organized and perpetrated by a criminal organization— the so-called “Zemun band”—that represents the residue of the criminal heritage from the Milosevic period and that worked in the past for the leadership of the former State Security Service and the former commander of the Special Operations Unit of that service. The goal of their conspiracy, which they called “Stop the Hague,” was to use the assassination of the Prime Minister as a catalyst to provoke chaos in the country. They thought that such an act would prevent the election of the Council of Ministers in the joint state of Serbia and Montenegro. The assassination was perpetrated at a time when the country was without a minister of defense. The conspirators also hoped that, as a result of the chaos following the assassination, it would not be possible to elect a new Serbian government. All this was supposed to trigger the fall of the administration and prompt the return of pro-Milosevic forces to the same positions that they enjoyed under the earlier regime. The stated political platform of the conspirators was to gather together all of the so-called “healthy patriotic forces,” while in reality it was a joint attempt by those with an interest in perpetuating the criminal heritage of the Milosevic regime. The conspirators certainly received clear answers; however, their plan had a boomerang effect. First of all, the citizens of Serbia, with their magnificent farewell to Dr. Djindjic during his funeral, which was attended by more than half a million citizens, clearly demonstrated that the plans of these criminals had failed and that there was no chance of a return to the past. The ruling coalition had not fallen apart. On the contrary, this tragedy unified it. The coalition understood the importance of this historical moment, and it was aware of the responsibility that it had towards the citizens and the state. Elections for the Council of Ministers and the government took place without a hitch. Instead of the division on which the terrorists were counting, and instead of the disharmony between the Republican and Federal authorities that was the main problem in the Serbian fight against organized crime in the period after democrati-

The Current Security Situation in Serbia: Challenges Following the Assassination of Prime Minister Djindjic