Category: Europe
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Yugoslavia: The Rise and Fall of a Balkan Experiment Introduction For much of the 20th century, Yugoslavia stood as a unique, multinational state that tried to bridge deep ethnic, religious, and political divides in the Balkans. This “land of the South Slavs” was an ambitious experiment, where Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, Bosniaks, Macedonians, Montenegrins, and Albanians…
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Between East and West: The Unyielding Rivalry of Turkey and Greece Introduction The Aegean Sea is beautiful yet haunted by a century-old rivalry that has tested the resolve of both Turkey and Greece. For generations, these two NATO allies have clashed over territorial waters, airspace, energy resources, and the legacy of a shared but turbulent…
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Chechnya: A History of Resilience and Rebellion Introduction Nestled in the rugged North Caucasus, Chechnya has been a symbol of defiance, resilience, and tragedy. This small republic, with a population of around 1.5 million, has endured centuries of struggle—against empires, regimes, and oppressive policies. For Russia, Chechnya is a strategic region integral to its territorial…
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Faultlines of Fire: The Ukraine-Russia Conflict, from Roots to the Present Introduction The Ukraine-Russia conflict isn’t just a clash between two countries. It’s a high-stakes struggle on Europe’s doorstep, a geopolitical earthquake whose tremors have rippled worldwide. What started with simmering grievances between Ukraine and its more powerful neighbor has exploded into full-scale warfare, redrawing…
Apocalypse Now Threedux: World War Thr33 