Croatia's Geographic Challenge

Stratfor explains how Croatia's fertile terrain, ethnic diversity, lack of clearly defined borders and proximity to regional powers pose a threat to its national sovereignty.

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[Pilgrim]

Ancient home of croats is western Ukraine - Upper Dniester valley, Subcarpathia and Transcarpathia. We, Ukrainians and Croats should be strategic partners because we have common ancestors.

[CroMarduk]

Actually most of Bosnia was a part of Croatian kingdom, First croatian king was even coronated in Duvno, todays Tomislavgrad in Herzegovina, so we allready lost a lot of territory

[Nightraven]

Two things: 1st Balkan is not actually a penninsula 2nd Croatia is defined as a Central European country by the geography textbook because of its location at the crossroads of Central, Southern, and SE Europe

[Maker]

ethnic diversity? there are over 90% croats... regional powers Serbia and Hungary? Croatia crushed Yugoslavia (Serbia) in last war and now has most powerful army in region...

[MySyd]

Austria-Hungary was divided into regions. 'Krajina' fell under the region of Croatia-Slavonia, and you can find this map easily on the internet. Croats even owned West Bosnia prior to the Ottoman arrival. The present-day borders of Croatia are VERY similar to how they were during its time under Austria-Hungary, with the addition of Istria. As I already mentioned, Croatian kings were crowned in Knin, which was before the time of Austria-Hungary - so we're talking around 1000+ years ago.

[zarko]

Powers endangering Croatia in the past were Austria, Italy and Hungary, not Bosnia or Serbia. Author apparently does not know anything about Croatia.

[acvaticlifE]

Bosnia be like "NIgga can I go swimming?"
Croatia: "N O"

[photoshopschool]

Inaccurate.Ethnic diversity?92% are Croat, even before the war it was 88% Croat.Croatia was historically opressed by Hungary, Italy and Austria, never(until the 20th century)by Serbia and certainly never by Bosnia Herz.

[ToiYeuYAHWEH]

I am a Free Vietnamese living in America. Although we are very good allies with Serbia, I want to wish all the ex-Yugoslavs peace & love. Listen to me, please. Your peoples are very smart & beautiful. You are the land of Nicolas Tesla & the people who help America get to the moon so why are you destroying each other! Please stop hating & murdering each other.

I love you all. Amen.

[NIGHTHAWK]

Bosnian isn't a ethnic group there is no such thing as a Bosnian ethnicity only nationality

[fullfist]

Also the modern Croat territory is more than 85% Croat, i don't think that's diverse, as a result we have seen stability in the last 15 years.
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You should have mentioned that Danube is an important historic and civilization-al border, Byzantine (east-orthodox c. influenced by the Turkish empire and Russia)
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Holy Roman Empire (Germanic- Italic, Roman Catholic, by Austria)
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In the middle Bosnia, the poor province easily won over by the Turks as a result of local hostility towards Catholic west.

[AdrianoCROST]

1.) No one knows which language is older but it is 100% same language that went in two direction at some point.

2.) It's Croatians not Croations.

[bornahorvath]

We Bosnians are Croats, we are separated from our brothers and sisters, because of Communists, which separated Croatia in 1945 forming two Socialist States(Socialist Republic Croatia, Socialist Republic Bosnia&Herzegovina) and by giving away Croatian land by forming Autonomous region Vojvodina which they putted with SR Serbia and by giving away Boka Kotorska to SR Montenegro!

*And for your info, we are not Balkan, we are Dinaric!*

[aneldzinic]

Can You pls. make an episode of G.C. for Bosnia? Thx.

[MySyd]

Correction of a typo below - the census was taken by Austria after WW2 & showed the Serb population dropped by 140K.

[corn]

Hopefully the darkest days for the Balkans region are behind them and the prosperity of cooperation amongst the peoples flourishes. Having spent time in Opatja in Croatia, I have to say I was greatly impressed with the country and the people. I would love to visit and see more some day, and hope the promise of better times are realized for all the people across the region.

[Casio]

You forgot to mention that Serbia attacked Croatia and Bosnia

[praiselifeworshiplifeca]

I think that's the shortest most inaccurate video of Croatia I've ever seen .

more details please

[adamb]

Im from croatia and i vas vorn there i hrvat sam

[kjk]

Yeah, this video is way off, Croatia is 92% ethnically Croat and pretty politicaly stable, you probbably got us confusef with Bosnia