Croatian International Relations Review

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Rumen Kanchev

After the fall of the Berlin wall and the deep economic and political transformations the Balkans seemed to be taking a different turn. While the Central and East European countries were working hard to integrate with the West, the Balkans were gradually falling into an ever deeper crisis which no one seemed to be able to prevent. It is difficult to explain why this had to happen here or was it the fault of the people living here and why all these people had to go through so much suffering, killing each other, losing one’s family and finally, having an international tribunal for some of them.