Serbian Assimilation

Europe's genocidal pariah state may evolve.

Serbia has been walking a tightrope, on one side its long alliance with Russia, on the other the desire to join the European Union. Serbian ammunition has been leaking into Ukraine via the easternmost NATO countries since the start of the war. Russia has finally retaliated via an attack on a Serbian arms manufacturer.

Serbia has been in a position similar to Germany during the early Cold War, thanks to their beastly behavior during the dissolution of Yugoslavia. If they are separated from Russia, much of what animus remains may dissipate in the E.U. at large, but it will be generations before their neighbors chill out.

This is a positive counterpoint to the negative in Poland - they’ve elected their version of Trump, and now we see just how much criminality and irresponsibility they will tolerate.