Balkan Union Panic

TLDR NEWS THE NEW BALKAN UNION? BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA SERBIA MONTENEGRO KOSOVO ALBANIA N. MACEDONIA Any Balk... over the age of 30: Don’t do that. Don’t

A Balkan map proposing a new Balkan Union is shown above a distressed man saying “Don’t do that.” The joke is that older Balkaners remember the region’s painful history and political conflicts, so the idea of uniting the Balkans triggers immediate fear and rejection. It is used as a reaction to unrealistic Balkan political projects or attempts to revive old regional unity. EN: A Balkan map proposing a new Balkan Union is shown above a distressed man saying “Don’t do that.” The joke is that older Balkaners remember the region’s painful history and political conflicts, so the idea of uniting the Balkans triggers immediate fear and rejection. It is used as a reaction to unrealistic Balkan political projects or attempts to revive old regional unity.

• @pokupkabitka / 13027 2022-08-13