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Subject
Intensifying disputes over several borders in the Western Balkans.
Significance
Croatia and Slovenia are at odds over their maritime border in the Adriatic. Kosovo rejects Montenegro’s claim to a parcel of land which Kosovo currently controls, while Serbia is mounting a challenge to the very existence of its border with Kosovo. Bosnian Serbs are threatening to create a new international border with the rest of Bosnia-Hercegovina (BiH).
Impacts
Border disputes will have an adverse impact on economic development and business continuity in the affected areas.
Border disputes will frustrate the integration of the Balkans with the EU and NATO.
Disputes over borders will provide a flashpoint for potential conflict, especially in Kosovo and BiH.
Keywords:
Balkans,
EUR,
Bosnia-Hercegovina,
Croatia,
Kosovo,
Albania,
EU,
Macedonia,
Montenegro,
Serbia,
Slovenia,
Yugoslavia,
economy,
international relations,
social,
border conflict,
nationality,
security,
civil war,
corporate,
energy,
ethnic,
immigration,
integration,
international law
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2017
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