A Conversation with U.S. Ambassador Hill: The Balkans, Europe's Powder Keg?

A Conversation with U.S. Ambassador Hill: The Balkans, Europe's Powder Keg?

June 10, 2026 · 55 min

About this episode

A discussion with U.S. Ambassador Hill about the complexities of the Balkans and Western perceptions.

One of the few American diplomats who lived the Balkans — Tirana, Skopje, Dayton, Belgrade. He was at Dayton, was called "too friendly" to Serbia, and pushes back hard. A contrarian look at Vučić, Kosovo, Bosnia and what the West keeps getting wrong.

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