Balkan Ghosts

In "Balkan Ghosts," Robert Kaplan explores the tumultuous history of the Balkans, highlighting events from the assassination that ignited World War I to the ethnic conflicts in Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia. Acclaimed as one of the Best Books of the Year by the New York Times, this political travelogue offers profound insights into the region's use of terrorism and genocide as instruments of state policy. The new edition also features six opinion pieces by Kaplan that reflect on the Balkans during a transformative period from 1996 to 2000, marking significant political changes following the Dayton Peace Accords and the Kosovo War.