Balkans
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As a result, the South has remained our problem child for a century and a half, roughly as the Balkans are to the rest of Europe.
From Salon • May 18, 2026
Addiko emerged from the restructuring of Hypo Alpe Adria, a bank with a sprawling footprint in the Balkans that was bailed out by the Austrian state in late 2009.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
One case began with a man named Daniel Hewitt, an independent recruiter who sent out a LinkedIn message saying clients based in London were exploring opportunities to finance data centers in the Balkans.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
"Any military development in the Balkans just makes the whole region far less secure because everyone reads it as being aimed against them," says James Ker-Lindsay, an analyst specialising in the Balkans and international conflict.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 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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