Athens fears spread of Balkans turmoil
Greek officials and analysts are increasingly worried about trouble signs in the Balkans, an area remembered for triggering World War I. “History lives on in the Balkans, ready to break out in more bloodshed,” one Athens analysis has warned. Conservative Athens daily Kathimerini ran an article titled “Greece caught in the Balkan maelstrom,” which asserted that “hopes for a universal, European equilibrium in the Balkans are fading into the distant future.” Full Story