Balkan Vital Graphics
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BALKAN VITAL GRAPHICS
BACKGROUND
MINING
WATER
NATURE
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The west Balkans and the Black Sea region are characterized by numer- ous common risks and challenges, including fragile statehood, a shared history of violent conflict, unconsolidated democratization and economic underdevelopment. Given the crucial geopolitical position of both regions as (a) direct neighbours to the European Union (EU), North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), and Russia, (b) a bridge to the Middle East and Central Asia, and (c) an increasingly important energy transport route, instability in either region can have significant ramifications for domestic, regional, and international security. (Ref: Berteismann Group for Policy Research)
R U S S I A
R U S S I A
Wien
Wien
Budapest
Budapest
A U S T R I A - H U N G A R Y
A U S T R I A - H U N G A R Y
Zagreb
Zagreb
Occupied by Austria-Hungary
R O M A N I A
R O M A N I A
Beograd
Beograd
Bucureşti
Bucureşti
Sarajevo
Sarajevo
S E R B I A
S E R B I A
B U L G A R I A
Sofiya
MONTENEGRO
MONTENEGRO
Sofiya
O T T O M A N E M P I R E
I T A L Y
I T A L Y
İstanbul
İstanbul
ALBANIA
O T T O M A N
1913 After Balkan Wars
1878 Congress of Berlin
G R E E C E
E M P I R E
POLAND
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
SOVIET UNION
S O V I E T U N I O N
Wien
Wien
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
Budapest
Budapest
H U N G A R Y
H U N G A R Y
R O M A N I A
Zagreb
Zagreb
R O M A N I A
Bucureşti
Bucureşti
Beograd
Beograd
Y U G O S L A V I A
Y U G O S L A V I A
Sarajevo
Sarajevo
B U L G A R I A
B U L G A R I A
Sofiya
Sofiya
I T A L Y
I T A L Y
İstanbul
İstanbul
ALBANIA
ALBANIA
People and identity The wars in former-Yugoslavia speeded up the proc- ess of ethnic homogenization underway in the west Balkans since modern states started to take form in the 19th century. In Croatia, for instance, the propor- tion of Serbs in the overall population has dropped from 12 per cent to just 4 per cent in 10 years. Bosnia and Herzegovina now consists of two political enti- ties, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Srpska, and Distric Brcko hosting three main ethnic groups. The same is true of Kosovo, where the Serbs have lived in enclaves since 1999. A similar trend is at work in Macedonia, discreetly separating communities. It is even apparent in Skopje where segregation between Macedonian and Albanian neighbourhoods is growing.
T U R K E Y
T U R K E Y
1923 Treaty of Lausanne
1945 After World War II
G R E E C E
G R E E C E
U K R A I N E
U K R A I N E
SLOVAKIA
SLOVAKIA
Wien
Wien
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA
Budapest
Budapest
MOLDOVA
MOLDOVA
H U N G A R Y
H U N G A R Y
SLOVENIA
SLOVENIA
R O M A N I A
R O M A N I A
Zagreb
Zagreb
C R O A T I A
C R O A T I A
Bucureşti
Bucureşti
BOSNIA- HERZEGOVINA
BOSNIA- HERZEGOVINA
Beograd
Beograd
SERBIA
Sarajevo
Sarajevo
B U L G A R I A
YUGOSLAVIA B U L G A R I A
MONTENEGRO
Sofiya
Sofiya
MACEDONIA
MACEDONIA
I T A L Y
I T A L Y
İstanbul
İstanbul
ALBANIA
ALBANIA
T U R K E Y
T U R K E Y
1995 Dayton Agreement
G R E E C E
G R E E C E
2006
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