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Nov 2021
21m 43s

Could conflict return to the Balkans?

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The peace deal that ended the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina 25 years ago is in danger of unravelling. Bosnian Serb leader, Milorad Dodik, is threatening to pull out of state-level institutions, raising fears that the unity of the Balkans may be in jeopardy. Could such a separatist push see a return to conflict in the region?

Join host Adrian Finighan.

With guests:

Hamza Karcic - Associate Professor at the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Sarajevo.

Bodo Weber - Senior Associate, Democratization Policy Council

Aleksander Brezar  - Journalist, Western Balkans Specialist.

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