1.   By forcing hundreds of thousands of ethnic Albanians to flee, Milosevic is using refugees to destabilize neighboring areas that he is unwilling to attack with his army.

2.   He said that with Saddam gone, there could be dozens of groups competing for power in Iraq and that the policy could further destabilize the area.

3.   Nkabinde was involved in peace talks with Inkatha, but Maharaj said Nkabinde actually was causing violence aimed at destabilizing the area.

4.   The conflict has destabilized the area, allowing bandits to steal and loot at will.

5.   The group was formed last year by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, worried that regional quarrels could destabilize the area and retard its spectacular economic progress.

6.   The leader of the ethnic Albanian majority in southern Kosovo province accused authorities Friday of dangerously destabilizing the area with the resettlement of Serb refugees from Croatia.

7.   The leader of the ethnic Albanian majority in southern Kosovo province accused Serb authorities Friday of destabilizing the area with the resettlement of Serb refugees from Croatia.

8.   The paper said northern opposition groups have recently resorted to laying mines in order to destabilize the area.