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Slovenia wins legal territorial dispute against Croatia in The Hague
A Court of Arbitration in The Hague Thursday ruled in favour of Slovenia in its legal dispute with Croatia and ordered that the maritime border between the two countries be modified in the coming months. The decision has not been accepted by Zagreb. Read full article
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Jun 30th, 2017 - 01:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I have posed this question to YOU
The question is why is this piece appearing in Mercopenguin, a propaganda organ supposedly devoted to America, South America and the “South Atlantic”?
Why have you not posted your Troll bot for this?
I suppose that either side could respond to perceived bullying by shutting down their common border in a form of economic warfare. This will shut off billions of dollars of commerce, effecting Europe and the southern Balkans even worse. It could a have a major impact on Bosnia. Should a Slovenian-Croatian order shut down hurt Bosnia's ability to receive goods from Northern Europe, it will have to do one of two choices. goods will have to be shipped through eastern Slovenia, into Hungary, down into Serbia's Vojvodina province, and into Bosnia through the Srpska region. This will give the Bosnian Serbs considerable leverage. Croatia ends up being the big loser in this outcome. To offset this, Bosnia will have to use its Nuem port. However, this area of the Bosnian-Croat federation is predominantly Croat, making the Muslim Bosniak's a little nervous about relying on the shipping of their goods exclusively through Croat regions. The result may be renewed Muslim Croat tensions. If Croatia decides to disrupt Slovenia's efforts toward circumventing commerce by spurring agitation in Vojvodina, the Croats had better be prepared to respond to Hungarian pressure as well as Serbian pressure. Not sure why Croatia thinks this is worth it so much. It will get real sensitive if additional hydrocarbons are found in the Adriatic. Brian Ghilliotti
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