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Dr. George Szamuely reveals how the West's destruction of Yugoslavia in the 1990s became the blueprint for modern interventionism. From the illegal Badinter Commission to NATO's "humanitarian" bombing, Western powers violated international law to break up a sovereign state. This wasn't about human rights—it was about eliminating Russian influence in Europe and establishing total Western dominance. The precedents set in Yugoslavia directly enabled today's conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, and beyond. Szamuely exposes the hypocrisy of the "rules-based order" and shows how arbitrary legal interpretations serve geopolitical interests, not justice. Dr. Szamueli is a Senior Fellow at the Global Policy Institute, the co-host with Peter Lavel of the podcast “The Gaggle,” and the author of the wonderful book “Bombs for Peace: NATO’s Humanitarian War on Yugoslavia.” Links: [Book] Bombs for Peace: NATO’s Humanitarian War on Yugoslavia: https://www.amazon.com/Bombs-Peace-NATOs-Humanitarian-Yugoslavia/dp/9089645632 Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com Goods Store: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourthwall.com Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 0:55 - Yugoslavia: Post-Cold War Blueprint for Intervention 5:55 - The Biased Badinter Arbitration Commission 13:55 - Western Aims: Dismantling Yugoslavia's Non-Alignment 16:38 - Demonizing Serbia & Promoting Separatist Leaders 22:00 - Bosnia: Ignoring Demography & Forcing Independence 31:02 - Arbitrary Rules: Humiliating Serbs & Divide-and-Rule 39:23 - Germany's Post-Reunification Aggression & Hypocrisy 48:56 - Selective Justice & Morality: ICTY vs. Nuremberg 53:02 - The Hubris of Western "Humanitarian" Wars 1:00:29 - Yugoslavia's Legacy: A Model for Total Geopolitical Dominance 1:09:07 - Conclusion