As Tensions Escalate in the Balkans, the West Could Hand Putin a Valuable Weapon
…re zone is a problem, particularly with respect to the formative Ottoman period. This is the case, in no small part, because for most Westerners “the Ottoman Empire” seems like some medieval thing that happened a long time ago. Consequently, complaining about events during the Ottoman period feels to them like making a big deal about the Anglo-Saxon invasion of England (which people do, by the way, if indirectly; think the Scottish and Welsh indep…
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