{"id":10650,"date":"2016-03-21T10:38:11","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T15:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.studyabroad101.com\/?p=10650"},"modified":"2022-08-09T10:06:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T14:06:57","slug":"sits-peace-and-conflict-studies-in-the-balkans-abroad101-cool-program-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.studyabroad101.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/sits-peace-and-conflict-studies-in-the-balkans-abroad101-cool-program-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"SIT&#8217;s Peace and Conflict Studies in the Balkans \u2013 Abroad101 Cool Program of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10652\" src=\"http:\/\/oldblog.studyabroad101.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Serbia-Belgrade-SIT.jpg\" alt=\"Serbia-Belgrade-SIT\" width=\"438\" height=\"312\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">For those who want to understand the complexities of conflict, this week&#8217;s CPOW is\u00a0SIT&#8217;s Peace and Conflict Studies in the Balkans.\u00a0 See all sides of a conflict that tore apart a region and drew in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10651 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/oldblog.studyabroad101.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SIT-Serbia-review.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"319\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldblog.studyabroad101.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SIT-Serbia-review.png 319w, https:\/\/oldblog.studyabroad101.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/SIT-Serbia-review-300x232.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Examine peace building, post-conflict transformation, and the impact of international intervention in the context of Southeast Europe. 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