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The Balkans: What Are the Balkans?

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Apr 3, 202641:34Society & Culture

June 28 1914 - a young Bosnian on a street corner in Sarajevo fired a shot that triggered World War One. Why is this region so unstable, and what lessons can we learn from that event. Misha Glenny was a famous reporter d...

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