Population Quote by Eric Shinseki

If there is ever another war in Europe, it will come out of some damned silly thing in the Balkans

— Otto Von Bismarck

Historically, the Balkans have been an incubator of war.

— Pat Buchanan

The people of the Balkans are like a dysfunctional family. We may fight and argue, but in the end we are family.

— Vlade Divac

Diplomacy has been exhausted .. Continued instability in the Balkans threatens important U.S. national interests,.

— Tom Daschle

We've had it very clear to the Bosnians that our obligation to equip and train their forces is completely conditional on the foreign forces…

— Warren Christopher

An international presence in Serbia's Kosovo province is not a problem. But only a civilian and unarmed mission under U.N. auspices, with Russia's participation,…

— Ivica Dacic

Perhaps the most troubling area in the world goes from the Balkans through the Middle East and in Central Asia.

— Brent Scowcroft

(Milosevic's passing) should not keep us from our efforts to provide peace and stability in the Balkans; on the contrary, it should renew them.

— Frank-Walter Steinmeier

We think that Kosovo will continue to serve as a centre of violence and regional instability in future.

— Boris Trajkovski

All these wars, all these territories. For example, Macedonia is a disputed territory, and there are people directly to the west of Bulgaria who…

— Miroslav Penkov

Greece is the only country in the Balkans that does not have territorial designs on its neighbors and wants to live in peace with…

— Mikis Theodorakis

We Bosniaks would for sure fight for integrity of Bosnia.

— Alija Izetbegovic