Sarajevo Calling

Formerly a podcast of Southeast European affairs and contemporary Western Balkan politics.

[Sarajevo Calling @SarajevoCalling]

Thank you all.

[Aleksandar Brezar @brezaleksandar]

Just some key points for those who haven’t read the piece: In Srebrenica, Serbs in Bosnia/Serbia are using the identities of refugees who fled during the war to keep the genocide-denying mayor in power. In Kosovo, the reserved seats for Bosniak, Gorani and Roma are being co-opted

[Aleksandar Brezar @brezaleksandar]

After the Yugoslav wars, political protections for ethnic groups hoped to prevent renewed tensions.

Two recent elections, one in Srebrenica and one in Kosovo, show how they can be abused by malicious politicians or parties.

My latest for @AJEnglish:

https://t.co/fKxFGqJwK2

[Aleksandar Brezar @brezaleksandar]

Vučić says he loves ćevapi on his flight back from Sarajevo after donating 5,000 vaccines - the first for Bosnia despite deals with Covax. "South Slavic nations should unite, because only then are they stronger than everyone else," he told Radio Sarajevo. Does he want to be Tito?

[Allison Carragher @AllyCarragher]

Listen for great background+insights on the Bulgarian hold on EU accession talks with North Macedonia—but I couldn’t help but think of the possible precedent being set for Serbia, BiH, Montenegro...will they all have to agree to speaking Croatian?! @brezaleksandar @JasminMuj

[Sarajevo Calling @SarajevoCalling]

@nik_olalala

[Sarajevo Calling @SarajevoCalling]

.⁦⁦@DimitarBechev⁩ highlights the absurdity of any nation claiming an uninterrupted and defined ethnic identity over many centuries, be it the Bulgarian or Macedonian side.

How is primordialism applied to the 🇲🇰-🇧🇬 dispute? Listen to our latest https://t.co/Kyn5LCtVHy

[Georgios Konstandi @kongeorgios]

'How far can a neighbour go in abusing its neighbour?' is a question that comes back to haunt the EU in the ongoing 🇧🇬-🇲🇰 dispute.

As I finalise my MA application for SE European political and historical studies (🤞), Sarajevo Calling is, yet again, a tonic for my ears.

[Sarajevo Calling @SarajevoCalling]

In an excerpt from our new episode, Bulgarian political scientist Deyan Kiuranov says the EU will mediate between North Macedonia and Bulgaria with a bureaucratic approach, and not one based on "democratic or humanistic" values that need to be considered.

https://t.co/Kyn5LCtVHy

[🇪🇺 🇳🇱🇺🇦 Maarten 💛🖤 @traveller1505]

Thank you for this epsiode, I really like this new format. It was a very clear explanation of the background of this conflict. I missed the vis-a-vis a little bit though :p
Keep up the good work.

[Cristina Maza @cmaza.bsky.social @CrisLeeMaza]

Just sitting here on Christmas, eating pumpkin pie for breakfast at 1:30 pm and listening to my fav Balkans experts discuss the N Macedonia-Bulgaria language debate. Srećan Božić, y’all.

[Sarajevo Calling @SarajevoCalling]

@IWR_Miller

[Aleksandar Brezar @brezaleksandar]

I know you missed us - the latest episode of @SarajevoCalling is out, in which we explore the love-hate relationship between 🇲🇰 and 🇧🇬, greetings from Zoki included.

I'm super grateful to these two: @UnaHajdari @JasminMuj. The best team I could ask for.

https://t.co/74fbl0Uj32

[Sarajevo Calling @SarajevoCalling]

@Idealist_Amanda

[Amanda 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇪 | #StandWithUkraine @Idealist_Amanda]

LOVE the new format and scope for @SarajevoCalling and particularly the timely analysis of this episode! Great balance of concepts and their current applications.

[Una Hajdari @UnaHajdari]

I’m so happy to be joining the fine gentlemen at @SarajevoCalling as a contributing reporter and be able to turn my obsession with explainers into podcast form.

Thank you, @JasminMuj and @brezaleksandar. The newest episode is a delight to listen to. https://t.co/u3tg423zkh

[Sarajevo Calling @SarajevoCalling]

It's a Christmas miracle! Sarajevo Calling is *finally* back, and better than ever

@JasminMuj and @brezaleksandar talk to @DimitarBechev about the N Macedonia-Bulgaria language kerfuffle and why it vetoed 🇲🇰's EU path + a story from Skopje by @UnaHajdari

https://t.co/Kyn5LCtVHy

[Carlos B. 🇪🇺 @cmedvyk]

@Campocheco @Patripizarroso @damirimamovic @radioclasica @400Latidos Lo descubrí en @SarajevoCalling , donde es el invitado en un capítulo. Sin ser un entusiasma del sevdah, su disco me gusta bastante. https://t.co/whoeRd0ln6

[Aleksandar Brezar @brezaleksandar]

Glad to be a guest on Inside Story @AJEnglish to discuss the legacy of the Dayton Peace Accord w @ajimran.

Main takeaway? We can't claim Dayton is a success if it allows politicians to continue peddling ethnonational narratives & the politics of fear.

https://t.co/8hw7tySJVR

[Una Hajdari @UnaHajdari]

North Macedonia is the most eager — and deserving — potential EU member state. Yet Bulgaria, a neighbor it previously had good relations with, decided historical and linguistic issues needed to be solved first.

My report from Skopje for @POLITICOEurope

https://t.co/5Zz9VKZOxW