Looking from the outside, Serbia undoubtedly risks isolation (“The Risk of Isolation,” February 23, 2008). Looking from the inside, however, Serbia has been isolated for a couple of decades already. That is how most of its people feel, no matter how many courteous if feeble gestures are made to bring it back into the European fold. And this explains why Serbs are not impressed by the risk of isolation. Far from it. Whence all the crazy things they now engage in, including the sacking of so many embassies in the center of Belgrade. Besides, Serbia is ever closer to Russia. Every risk of isolation from Europe translates quite directly into the growing closeness to the make-believe motherland to the east. That is, every punishment the so-called west dreams up will soon turn into an equal or greater reward from the glorious east. Or this is how things look to many bewildered Serbs. Looking from Serbia, it is Europe that risks isolation, instead. And Europe will disregard this strange twist of logic at its peril.