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Tag: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Embargo on democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The resumption of the annual Western Balkans Summit offers an opening for change regarding the internal situation in Bosnia. Despite this, numerous obstacles remain. The event’s hosting in London now offers a unique opportunity for the United Kingdom to re-assert its role in the country concerning democratization.

November 4, 2025 - Ismet Fatih Čančar

Bosnia’s state property: the frontline of sovereignty and Europe’s security

Few issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina carry as much weight for the country's sovereignty, stability, and Euro-Atlantic future as the question of who controls its state property. At first glance, it might seem a technical or legal matter. In reality, it is a geopolitical battleground that could determine whether Bosnia drifts toward Europe or becomes an outpost for outside powers.

October 23, 2025 - Erdin Kadunić

Bringing a dark story to light

“The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent” is a fictional reimagining of Tomo Buzov’s last living moments during the Bosnian War. The film, directed by Croatian director Nebojša Slijepčević, premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded a Palme d'Or for Short Film.

October 14, 2025 - JP O'Malley

The Russo-Ukrainian War. Is a “Dayton-2” possible?

The United States’ decisive role in the Yugoslav Wars would ultimately lead to the Dayton Agreement on peace in Bosnia. In light of ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine, it is useful to ask if this experience, in whole or in part, can offer any inspiration to diplomats today.

September 3, 2025 - Aleksander Kazak Andrii Kutsyk

The quiet return of the diaspora – why more and more Bosnians are moving back home

Bosnia and its neighbours have traditionally faced issues with large segments of their populations moving abroad. However, this could well be changing. Attracted by improvements in quality of life, many diaspora members are thinking of returning to their homeland.

August 13, 2025 - Erdin Kadunić

Between law and loyalty: Milorad Dodik and the challenge to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s statehood

Bosnia and Herzegovina is facing a key challenge. Will it manage to preserve its constitutional order or will the political will of one man prevail over the state’s laws and international obligations? Milorad Dodik is not just a symptom of the problem, but its embodiment.

he political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is currently facing its deepest institutional and legal crisis since the end of the war. Deep divisions are present at all levels of government and are most evident in the political moves of Milorad Dodik, the president of Republika Srpska, the Serb-majority entity of BiH. Dodik has become a key political actor whose actions often cause divisions both within and outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

July 8, 2025 - Samir Comaga

Thirty years after the Srebrenica genocide, Bosnia and Herzegovina remains a land suspended between memory and oblivion

Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a battleground, where nationalism and ethnic divisions are highly visible. Thirty years after the war, more than 50 schools in the country are “schools under one roof”, where students are divided not only by curriculum but also physically. In one of these schools, a history teacher presents her lessons according to two different curricula.

July 8, 2025 - Tatjana Dordevic

Ending the OHR’s “Bonn Powers” to save Bosnia and Herzegovina (again)

The complex legal setup governing Bosnia and Herzegovina now appears to be in need of an update. While the system has brought stability to a country still dealing with the legacy of war, it is now creating more problems that it is capable of solving.

May 30, 2025 - Ivan Pepic

New documentary features memories of Srebrenica

A new documentary directed by Ado Hasanović called My Father’s Diaries brings a new perspective to the Bosnian War and the Srebrenica massacre. The film includes original footage captured during the war, as well as the reciting of passages from the diary of Hasanović’s father. It sheds new light on the extremely difficult times faced by those trying to survive the brutality of war.

Ado Hasanović does not remember every detail of the Bosnian War (1992-95). But certain memories he cannot forget. Watching his family home burning. Leaving Srebrenica. It was 1993. He was seven years old. On a UN food truck, with his mother, brother and sister, Hasanović travelled 100 kilometres north, to the city of Tuzla. “The war in Bosnia was really terrible,” the 38-year-old Bosnian filmmaker explained from central Sarajevo. “Once we escaped, we became refugees. But my father remained in Srebrenica until [July] 1995.”

November 21, 2024 - JP O'Malley

Bosnia and Herzegovina has been misunderstood for too long

Bosnia and Herzegovina's ambition to join the European Union faces a complex reality despite optimistic declarations from Brussels. The author and political scientist Jasmin Mujanović believes that the deeply entrenched ethnic and political divisions within Bosnia and Herzegovina are too often overlooked by the West. His latest book The Bosniaks: Nationhood after Genocide, gives greater insight into this complex history.

Bosnia and Herzegovina is keen to join the European Union. In Brussels the feeling is mutual. “Your place is in our European family,” said EU Council President Charles Michel on Twitter/X late last March. The post was much ado about nothing, though, warns Jasmin Mujanović. “Banal sloganeering about EU membership is completely divorced from the political realities of Bosnia and Herzegovina,” the political scientist writes in The Bosniaks: Nationhood After Genocide.

June 22, 2024 - JP O'Malley

A writer and war. Karahasan, the rebel

Dževad Karahazan’s rebellion was the result of his refusal to live imprisoned in a world of absolute truths, which are fed on the fear of others. He was not an idealist. He experienced real evil. He chose the life of a writer who diligently collected the remains of the wisdom of bridge builders.

When I learnt about the passing of the Bosnian writer, essayist and philosopher Dževad Karahasan, I could immediately feel the taste and smell of the Bosnian meat stew dagara. In our lives there are meetings that leave permanent marks on us. Regardless of when and where they take place, they come back to us as if they were real again.

February 7, 2024 - Krzysztof Czyżewski

Nationalism is still a potent force in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The continued power of nationalist ideas and narratives in Bosnia and Herzegovina has all but destroyed any social or political cohesion. Ethnic divisions have hindered the establishment of a unified political system and resulted in permanent political deadlock. Nationalist rhetoric continues to fuel political conflicts, further deepening resentments and prejudices.

More than three decades after the start of the Bosnian War, nationalists are once again threatening instability in the Western Balkans. Milorad Dodik, the pro-Russian Bosnian Serb strongman, recently stated that “We are considering in the most serious terms to bring a decision to declare independence and secede Republika Srpska, unless the property issue is solved.” Two decades of undermining state institutions, malign foreign influence and western appeasement have brought Bosnia and Herzegovina to its most serious crisis since the end of the war three decades ago.

September 11, 2023 - Hikmet Karčić

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