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Balkan Wars

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Noun1.Balkan WarsBalkan Wars - two wars (1912-1913) that were fought over the last of the European territories of the Ottoman Empire and that left the area around Constantinople (now Istanbul) as the only Ottoman territory in Europe
battle of Lule Burgas, Lule Burgas - the principal battle of the Balkan Wars (1912); Bulgarian forces defeated the Turks
Balkan Peninsula, Balkans - a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range
Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil


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The Balkan wars further obscured the transformation of Euro-Atlantic security relations.
Transatlantic troubles: are they America's loss? by Michta, Andrew A. / The National Interest
The Presidential Statement (the president in question being the monthly rotating head of the Security Council) came into its own during the Balkan Wars as part of a sort of anti-arsenal of U.
Concern for U.N. "reform" often stops short of enforcing resolutions by Williams, Ian / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Avdovic said that the Balkan wars of the 1990s had illustrated the capacity of some journalists to light the flame of war.
Fanning the flame of tolerance: the role of the media by UN Chronicle
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