Slobodan Milosevic served as the President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 1997 until 2000, and as Serbian President within Yugoslavia for six years prior. While most political leaders avoid war at all cost, Milosevic managed to embroil his country in four armed conflicts. Worse still, he lost all of them. In spite of this, Milosevic stayed in power long past his sell-by date, demonstrating a very interesting set of political skills. 

My guest for this conversation is Igor Bandovic (@IgorBandovic), Director of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, and the President of the Belgrade Centre for Human Rights. We discuss the shaky history of Yugoslavia, the rise of Serbian nationalism inside a country supposed to contain it, and the effectiveness of Western involvement in a part of the world where NATO troops have now been stationed for over twenty years.