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This paper contains two articles discussing NATO's role in the Balkans and Afghanistan. The first article is in French and addresses the changes that have taken place in the Balkans since 1994. It emphasizes the important role played by NATO and the international community in curbing hatred and ethnic divisions in the region. The second article, written in English, discusses the security environment in which NATO must fulfill its mandate in Afghanistan. It argues that this environment is shaped collectively by the challenges of political reconstruction and legitimacy, ethnic tensions, warlordism and factional infighting, the resurgence of the Taliban, the presence of al-Qaida, narcotics trafficking, and economic reconstruction.