Bosnian War
Can the European Union Save the Dayton Accords?
As soon as the polls closed in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on October 2, its chief international officer, High Representative (HR) Christian Schmidt, decreed a “functionality” reform package that imposed...
Netherlands Apologizes for Role in Srebrenica Massacre
Dutch defense minister Kajsa Ollongren issued a formal apology on Monday to the families of victims of the Srebrenica Massacre, a notorious incident of ethnic cleansing in July 1995 in...
Germany Suspends Aid to Bosnian Serb Region Over Secession Fears
German high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Christian Schmidt announced on Monday that the German government would suspend a $125 million aid package to Bosnia’s Serb Republic region, following comments...
Secessionism Threatens to Upend Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Democratic Progress
Milorad Dodik, the Serb member of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s three-person presidency, poses the most serious secessionist threat to the country since the end of the Bosnian War twenty-six years ago....
Samantha Power in Bosnia: A Poster Child for Toxic Advocacy Journalism
The adverse consequences flowing from Yugoslavia’s slow-motion disintegration in the 1990s impacted the entire country, but the turmoil and human tragedy was especially pronounced in Bosnia. Three major ethno-religious groups...