Kosovo and the new world of war
Twenty-five years after the Nato intervention, how has conflict changed around the world? Plus, voices from Jerusalem's Old City, and the firms selling lethal drugs online.
It has been 25 years since the end of the Nato intervention in Kosovo, and parliaments in Westminster and Pristina both marked the anniversary with special sessions and speeches. Jeremy Bowen reported on the conflicts which tore Yugoslavia apart, and attended the commemorations in Kosovo this week. He reflects on how war has changed in the 21st Century.
On a map, Jerusalem's Old City is divided into four zones - the Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Armenian quarters. But in reality, this tiny patch of land, right at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict, contains more divisions than any map can pin down. Emily Wither reports on the current tension between its communities as war continues in Gaza and an economic squeeze is reducing visitor numbers and local incomes.
China has extremely strict laws against drug use and trafficking, and exercises great vigilance over its citizens' activity online. But several United States law enforcement agencies and official reports allege that China is a major global source of fentanyl, synthetic opioids and precursor chemicals. Danny Vincent tracks down some of the young people working as international sales reps for firms selling dangerous drugs worldwide.
And Elaina Boateng looks back at her mother's decision to move from Ghana to the UK - and how it shaped her family life as well as her career.
Introduced by Pascale Harter.
Producer: Polly Hope
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
(Photo: An ethnic Albanian refugee family leaving Gajre, Kosovo, after Serb shelling, 3 March, 1999. Credit: David Brauchli/Getty Images)
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