James Pardew, former US mediator for the Balkans, writes in an op-ed for Deutsche Welle that the prospect of redrawing of borders in the Balkans is a bad idea that which may seem like and ‘easy fix’ but will only cause more problems in the longer term. “Redrawing national borders to solve ethnic disputes is a colonial-era practice that was designed to create these largely ethnically pure territories. The concept appeals to ethnic nationalists and has more than a little hint of racism. It did little to stop ethnic tensions in the past, and it is unlikely to do so now,” he writes.
Redrawing borders in the Balkans is a recurring, bad idea (DW)
- Published: 6 years ago on 07/09/2018
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- Last Modified: September 7, 2018 @ 11:27 am
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