Europe Faces a Threat Bigger Than Russia: Its Own Balkanization

The bridge connecting south and north Mitrovica. Photo credit: REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski.

Bridge construction in the Western Balkans may be a microcosm of Europe’s fragmented, post-American future. During the Kosovo War of 1998-1999, the main bridge over the river Ibar in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica was an important focal point. “On one side, sitting in chairs outside the Dolce Vita bar and listening to Italian music, are […]