...The area that he is claiming is not an ordinary piece of land. It is a disputed territory for these nations. If either government tries to intervene, they will raise the ire of the other, and potentially ignite the kind of war that these Balkan nations were famous for when Yugoslavia fell apart in the early 90’s. Since both governments are in the process of applying for full-fledged EU membership, it’s unlikely that they would risk their applications with a war....