What If Kosovo Didn't Exist? Balkan Culture and 2008 Politics

What would the Balkans—and its history—look like if Kosovo didn’t exist? This alternate-history exploration considers how the region might differ without a place closely tied to traditional Albanian and Serbian songs, dances, and epic poetry.

The thought experiment also looks at the loss of landmarks such as Gračanica Monastery and Prizren’s Ottoman-era bazaar, and asks how European politics might have changed without Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence. Discover the cultural and historical threads connecting Kosovo to the wider Balkans in this concise geopolitics and map-focused video.