BALKAN WITNESS
Articles on the Bosnia Conflict
Post-War Bosnia
This page does not attempt comprehensive coverage of post-war Bosnia, but we will include occasional articles of particular interest.
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NEW Continuing Struggles for Bosnia and Hercegovina A report on political and social tensions and the role of the international community in Bosnia and Herzegovina. (15-minute video) By Kira Kay and Jason Maloney, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, November 18, 2009West’s Last Chance To Get Serious on Bosnia Talk of partition as ‘inevitable’ is in danger of becoming an attractive excuse for the EU and US to make a speedy exit from Bosnia’s current stalemate. By Bodo Weber Democratization Policy Council December 1, 2009
The Karadzic trial and Bosnian realities The trial of the Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is a test of justice and accountability over terrible crimes. But the trend of events in Bosnia itself also demands the international community’s urgent attention. By Martin Shaw openDemocracy, November 3, 2009
Author Aleksandar Hemon brings a touch of Sarajevo to Berlin
Bosnia is bad in a very stable way. I don't think there will be any dramatic changes. The logic of the decline is entirely clear. Many of us could see this happening years ago. The root problem being the Dayton Accord and the way the country is set up. It cannot possibly work the way it is set up. Even if those in power had the best intentions - and they have no intentions other than pilfering their own country. Deutsche Welle, September 18, 2009US Military Met With Mladic After Indictment
American Professor Charles Ingrao says research shows US military often encountered Hague tribunal’s top war-crimes indictee in 1996 but failed to arrest him because that was not then their policy. Balkan Insight, March 4, 2009Sliding toward the Precipice: Europe’s Bosnia Policy
Over the past three years, Bosnia’s political environment has noticeably worsened: the current trajectory could lead to attempts at secession and renewed conflict. Among Bosnians, perceived threats to personal safety and livelihood have risen to new post-war heights as international listlessness has permitted Bosnian politicians to believe they can pursue wartime objectives without challenge. For years the European Union has claimed that reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina is heading in the right direction, albeit slowly. EU officials point to the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) signed on 16 June 2008 as evidence of progress. But Bosnia has not only stagnated over the past three years – it has been sliding backwards at an accelerating pace. By the Democratic Policy Council, November 7, 2008 (PDF)