EPISODE · Oct 7, 2023 · 15 MIN
Serbia, Kosovo, and the risk of violence in the Western Balkans
from The Greek Current · host Hellenic Leaders
A firefight between Serb paramilitaries and Kosovo police at the end of September marked one of the worst episodes of violence in the country in years, raising questions about efforts to settle the Kosovo issue and whether future flare-ups of violence are on the horizon in the Western Balkans. Dimitar Bechev, a research fellow at Carnegie Europe, where he focuses on Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe and a lecturer at Oxford’s School of Global and Area Studies, joins Thanos Davelis to look at this latest escalation of tensions, explore what it means for the ongoing Kosovo-Serbia negotiations, and break down what’s at stake for the wider region.Read Dimitar Bechev’s latest here: Analysis: Are Kosovo and Serbia on the brink of war?The EU Cannot Give Up on Serbia and KosovoYou can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Poland, Hungary threaten to derail EU leaders’ gathering in GranadaHungary, Poland rail at EU migration policy as bloc leaders meetAthens tourism’s record year
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A firefight between Serb paramilitaries and Kosovo police at the end of September marked one of the worst episodes of violence in the country in years. Expert Dimitar Bechev joins Thanos Davelis to look at what questions this raises about efforts to settle the Kosovo issue and whether future flare-ups of violence are on the horizon in the Western Balkans.
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