How Rivers mess up Borders and create Conflict | The Croatian-Serbian Border Dispute

In this video we are delving into the the ongoing border dispute between Croatia and Serbia along the Danube river. The conflict exists in its current form since 1945 and is developing into a major problem in the region, as it threatens to halt Serbia’s EU-Integration process. While Serbia’s claims correspond to the contemporary shape of the Danube, Croatia’s claim corresponds with the Danube’s shape as it was in the 19th century. This has led to overlapping territorial claims, but has also created a few pockets of lands unclaimed by both. This peculiar circumstance made the conflict famous in 2015, when Czech politician Vít Jedlička decided to proclaim a new "country" there, Liberland.

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Music: Blue Danube (by Strauss)
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Timestamps:

0:00​ Introduction
0:40 The Croatian-Serbian border
1:09 History of the conflict
2:45 Current situation
3:09 Creation of "Liberland"
4:02 Progress on resolving the issue
4:30 Outro
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Sources:

Schofield, Clive H. ; Klemenčić, Mladen (2001) War and Peace on the Danube: The Evolution of the Croatia-Serbia Boundary: Durham University Press, Durham.

Kuzmanovic, Jasmina; Savic, Misha (2018) Online: Croatia, Serbia Vow to Solve Long-Standing Border Dispute. Online: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-12/balkan-rivals-vow-to-solve-long-standing-border-other-disputes

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