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What are the Balkans?
June 28 1914 - a young Bosnian in Sarajevo fired the shot that triggered World War One. Why is this region so unstable? Misha Glenny returns to a region he's known for years
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What are the Balkans? is an episode from How to Invent a Country by BBC. June 28 1914 - a young Bosnian in Sarajevo fired the shot that triggered World War One. Why is this region so unstable? Misha Glenny returns to a region he's known for...
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Published Apr 3, 2026, 41:34 long, audio available.
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June 28 1914 - a young Bosnian in Sarajevo fired the shot that triggered World War One. Why is this region so unstable? Misha Glenny returns to a region he's known for years
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Published Apr 3, 2026 and 41:34 long