Balkans
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She’d been traveling all over the Balkans, to untouched places that seem right on the verge of being truly developed for tourism.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
He talked of getting in front of the investment curve by developing in the Balkans, where tourism and property prices are rising, targeting Serbia and Albania.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Of the six countries in the Western Balkans, only Montenegro is further ahead – and it has been in talks for a decade longer.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Freed from its worries about Russian power, Turkey would look to expand its economic and political power in the Balkans and the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The Balkans provided ideal growing conditions for most Mesopotamian crops and livestock, and received those domesticates as a package within 2,000 years of its assembly in the Fertile Crescent.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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