In this episode of War & Peace, guest host Fabienne Hara speaks with Crisis Group’s consulting senior analyst for the Balkans, Marko Prelec, about the elections in Serbia and Bosnia this month and where both countries might be headed. They first discuss the remarkable victory of Serbia’s student-led movement, which ended more than a decade of former President Aleksandar Vučić’s rule, and what it could mean for the country’s foreign policy. They then turn to Bosnia’s elections on 4 October, examining why established nationalist parties largely retained their power despite widespread political disillusionment. They also discuss the future of Bosnia’s post-war political order as international oversight recedes, and the growing divergence between Washington and European capitals over their approaches to the Western Balkans. Finally, they consider the evolving roles of Russia and China in the region.
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