Live
Live

MORE FROM AUTHOR

Is this the end of Milorad Dodik’s political life?

Being found guilty of obstructing the OHR is a significant blow to Bosnian Serb leader. But he won’t give up easily.

Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik

Carter was a successful peacemaker – but he did not succeed in Bosnia

His 1994 handshake with Radovan Karadzic was a stain on his legacy.

Former US President Jimmy Carter, centre, shakes hands with Radovan Karadzic, right, in Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina, December 19, 1994 [Stringer/Files/Reuters]

Watching The Message during Ramadan

Moustapha Akkad’s remarkable film about the early history of Islam continues to have an impact today. 

Director Moustapha Akkad in the middle with actors Anthony Quinn on the right and Abdullah Ghaith in the left

What will post-Djukanovic Montenegro look like?

After Djukanovic’s exit, there is reason to worry about Montenegro’s commitment to the West.

Montenegro's President Milo Djukanovic

NATO should renew its commitment to Kosovo

Serbia’s refusal to accept Kosovo’s sovereignty is increasing the possibility of renewed conflict in the region.

A man crosses a street near a roadblock in the northern part of the ethnically-divided town of Mitrovica, Kosovo, December 27, 2022

Why Ukraine should not accept Bosnia-style peace

The Dayton Accords made Bosnia a dysfunctional state. Ukraine should resist pressure for a similar flawed peace deal.

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 1995. file photo, a line of Bosnian government troops makes its way to the front-line near Mrkonjic Grad 120kms (80mls) north west of Sarajevo, Bosnia. While it brought an end to the fighting, the Dayton peace agreement baked in the ethnic divisions, establishing a complicated and fragmented state structure with two semi-autonomous entities, Serb-run Republika Srpska and a Federation shared by Bosniak and Croats, linked by weak joint institutions. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)

Russia vetoing EUFOR in Bosnia may not be a bad thing

Putin may try to destabilise the Western Balkans by ending EUFOR’s mandate, but that may lead to a NATO comeback.

A member of European Forces (EUFOR) stands in front of the Bosnia and Herzegovina and European Union flags during Change of Command Ceremony in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

Bosnia’s disillusionment with the EU is dangerous

The perceived EU disengagement with Bosnia is encouraging separatist politics.

Members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Chairman Šefik Džaferović, Željko Komšić and Milorad Dodik pose with European High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell ahead of a meeting at EU Commission headquarters in Brussels on September 30, 2020 [File: Reuters/Olivier Hoslet]

What Biden should do about the Balkans

Biden’s re-engagement with Europe can start with an easy diplomatic win in the Balkans that would secure the region.

Senator Joe Biden stands in front of a Danish armored personnel carrier at the UN-controlled Sarajevo Airport on April 9, 1993, making a statement about his trip to the besieged Bosnian capital. [File: AP/Michael Stravato]