Summary: <p>With fourteen governments and a three-person presidency, Bosnia and Herzegovina's political system is often described as the most complicated in the world. It's a system that was designed to keep the peace after a devastating war. But three decades on, is it still working? This week we give Aleksandar Brezar the near-impossible task of untangling the weekend's elections for us. We're also talking about Malta's golden passports and a chess scandal involving anal beads. Yes, you heard that correctly.</p> <p>Aleksandar is a journalist mostly covering the Western Balkans. You can find him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/brezaleksandar">here</a>.</p> <p>Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast and would like to help us keep making it, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few bucks a month at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/europeanspodcast">patreon.com/europeanspodcast</a> (many currencies are available). You can also help new listeners find the show by <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-europeans/id1315776736">leaving us a review</a> or giving us five stars on Spotify.</p> <p>This week's Isolation Inspiration:</p> <p>'Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War', by Howard W. French</p> <p><a href="https://joinzoe.com/learn/podcast-how-to-control-blood-sugar-spikes" target="_blank">The ZOE podcast: 'How to control blood sugar spikes'</a>, with Jessie Inchauspé</p> <p><br></p> <p>02:42 Good Week: A challenge to Malta's golden passport scheme</p> <p>09:33 Bad Week: Anal bead scandal strikes the chess world</p> <p>18:44 Interview: Aleksandar Brezar on the Bosnian elections</p> <p>30:46 Isolation Inspiration: 'Born in Blackness' and Jessie Inchauspé on the ZOE podcast</p> <p>34:41 Happy Ending: The power of cow poo</p> <p><br></p> <p>Producers: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak</p> <p>Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina</p> <p>This podcast is part of the Are We Europe family. Find more like-minded European podcasts at <a href="https://www.areweeurope.com/audio-family" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">areweeurope.com/audio-family</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/europeanspod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/europeanspodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="mailto:hello@europeanspodcast.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hello@europeanspodcast.com</a></p>
