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Tango01 | 20 Feb 2017 3:14 p.m. PST |
… Uneasy Peace. "In the densely forested mountains along the contested frontier between Serbia and Kosovo, a patrol of American soldiers under NATO command trudged through snow and mud, keeping an eye out for smugglers or anyone else trying to cross the border. Given the bloody legacy of this area, the situation is quiet now, at least up here. It is down below, in Serbia and Kosovo, where old angers are resurfacing as the Balkan region that spawned so much suffering over the last century is again becoming dangerously restive. And once again, Russia is stoking tensions, as it seeks to exploit political fissures in an area that was once viewed as a triumph of muscular American diplomacy — but that now underscores the growing challenges facing NATO and the European Union. "Russia sees the West meddling in its backyard, and President Vladimir V. Putin wants to show he can reciprocate," said Dimitar Bechev, an expert on Russia and the Balkans and head of the European Policy Institute in Sofia, Bulgaria. "They see the Balkans as the West's underbelly, and they use it to throw their weight around and project power on the cheap."…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
Tango01 | 20 Feb 2017 3:14 p.m. PST |
… Uneasy Peace. "In the densely forested mountains along the contested frontier between Serbia and Kosovo, a patrol of American soldiers under NATO command trudged through snow and mud, keeping an eye out for smugglers or anyone else trying to cross the border. Given the bloody legacy of this area, the situation is quiet now, at least up here. It is down below, in Serbia and Kosovo, where old angers are resurfacing as the Balkan region that spawned so much suffering over the last century is again becoming dangerously restive. And once again, Russia is stoking tensions, as it seeks to exploit political fissures in an area that was once viewed as a triumph of muscular American diplomacy — but that now underscores the growing challenges facing NATO and the European Union. "Russia sees the West meddling in its backyard, and President Vladimir V. Putin wants to show he can reciprocate," said Dimitar Bechev, an expert on Russia and the Balkans and head of the European Policy Institute in Sofia, Bulgaria. "They see the Balkans as the West's underbelly, and they use it to throw their weight around and project power on the cheap."…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
Tango01 | 20 Feb 2017 3:21 p.m. PST |
Twins!…. thanks dear BUG…… (smile) Amicalement Armand
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goragrad | 20 Feb 2017 9:07 p.m. PST |
Russia has meddled in the Balkans for centuries. In the past the concept was Pan-Slavism, now they can play off the misguided NATO interventions. To be frank i doubt anyone familiar with the region expected any longer term stability within the current borders and the religious/ethnic breakdowns – even without the recent rise of Militant Islam in neighboring areas. |
Tango01 | 21 Feb 2017 12:10 p.m. PST |
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