> The Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, and Balkans are all burning because of this saga

Balkans, you say?

The UAE backs Vucic and is the primary FDI source for Serbia's real estate and armaments industry. A major reason Vucic's administration slid into authoritarianism was because the opposition began asking hard questions about the Belgrade Waterfront Project.

Right on mate, but that's hardly "Balkans is burning", if you know at least a bit of recent European history...