The ouster of Slobodan Milosevic as president of Yugoslavia has strengthened the possibilities for achieving stability in South Eastern Europe. The Soros foundations network has worked to establish democracy, cooperation among countries, and peace and security in the region for the past decade. The stories in the Fall 2000 Open Society News describe the ongoing, long-term process of building open society in South Eastern Europe through a variety of efforts—from opposing war to promoting reconciliation to reforming education and fighting corruption.