video duration 28 minutes and 55 seconds
Serbian troops are on high alert following clashes between Serbs and Kosovo police.
Tensions have returned in northern Kosovo — this time after police used force to allow four ethnic Albanian mayors to take office after winning local elections.
The vote was boycotted by the majority Serbs, who make up the majority of the region’s population.
There is also a geopolitical context: Kosovo was once part of the former Yugoslavia.
Now, Russia backs Serbia, NATO backs Kosovo independence, and there’s a slew of international troops.
So, what’s behind this outbreak? Will it spread?
host: Stupid Bah Thibault
Guests:
Dan Ilazi – Head of Research, Kosovo Center for Security Studies
Helena Ivanov – Associate Fellow of the Henry Jackson Society
Giorgio Fruscione – Barcada Researcher at the Italian Institute of International Politics
