bosnian-serb-army-chiefs-deemed-responsible-for-massacre 11 Jul 12 Bosnian Serb Army Chiefs Deemed Responsible For Massacre

Hague verdicts hold High Command under Ratko Mladic most responsible for the carnage in Srebrenica, along with active participation of Bosian Serb army’s Drina Corps.

of-four-households-one-man-survived 08 Jul 12 ‘Of Four Households, One man Survived’

Sehida Abdurahmanovic recalls the fate of her extended family following the fall of Srebrenica, when the slaughter of men at the hands of the Bosnian Serb army began.

killings-highlight-flaws-in-serbia-s-witness-protection 06 Jul 12 Killings Highlight Flaws in Serbia’s Witness Protection

Two recent mafia-style killings have pinpointed the weaknesses in the witness protection programme, prompting fresh calls for the system to be overhauled.

prospects-darken-for-kosovo-s-roma-refugees 25 Jun 12 Prospects Darken For Kosovo’s Roma Refugees

Thousands of Kosovo Roma are still living as refugees in neighboring Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro, where they face the prospect of permanent statelessness, poverty and social exclusion. 

legion-of-faceless-snipers-escape-their-crimes 21 Jun 12 Legion of Faceless Snipers Escape Their Crimes

They may have been among the worst criminals of the Bosnian war - but the logistical problems in proving snipers’ responsibility for people’s deaths mean that not one has been convicted.

serbia-still-bent-on-abusing-kosovo-issue 15 Jun 12 Serbia Still Bent on ‘Abusing’ Kosovo Issue

Serbian politicians have long misused the Kosovo dispute in foreign and domestic policy - and a change of course by the next government looks unlikely, Jadranka Jelincic, Belgrade head of the Fund for an Open Society, says.

south-serbia-left-reeling-from-election-time-arrests 07 Jun 12 South Serbia Left Reeling from Election-Time Arrests

Cynical-looking arrests of ethnic Albanians in the election campaign, on the basis of an erroneous interpretation of the amnesty law, has further undermined stability in the tense border region.

former-fighters-share-similar-destinies 28 May 12 Former Fighters Share Similar Destinies

Almost twenty years after the war, war veterans across the region feel neglected, but still their problems vary from country to country.

many-faces-of-tito 25 May 12 New Countries, New Views on Tito

Thirty two years after his death, the cult of personality built around Josip Broz Tito in history teaching across the old Yugoslavia has been replaced with narrower, nationalistic interpretations.

dayton-was-the-best-possible-solution 24 May 12 Spadijer:'Dayton Was The Best Possible Solution'

The possible expansion of the competences of the Bosnia and Herzegovina state might undermine all three entities, says one of the creators of the Dayton Agreement, which established modern Bosnia.

klecka-outcome-embitters-both-serbs-and-albanians 21 May 12 Klecka Outcome Embitters Both Serbs and Albanians

Both communities in Kosovo blame politics for the trial of Fatmir Limaj - though from diametrically opposing points of view.

symbols-row-holds-montenegrin-reforms-hostage 21 May 12 Symbols Row Holds Montenegrin Reforms Hostage

Six years after the referendum on independence, Montenegro has consolidated itself as a state, but dispute over symbols still dominates politics, overshadowing more important priorities.

party-soldier-not-pm-material 16 May 12 Dacic as PM Would Take Serbia Backwards

Serbia badly needs a decisive new prime minister with vision, experience and strength – not a cynical old relic of the Milosevic regime.

world-awaits-start-of-srebrenica-butcher-s-trial 15 May 12 World Awaits Start of Srebrenica Butcher’s Trial

The trial is about to start in the Hague of perhaps the most infamous character from the Bosnian war – Ratko Mladic, the man charged with the slaughter of thousands of people in Srebrenica.

hague-prosecutors-wrap-up-case-against-karadzic 14 May 12 Hague Prosecutors Wrap Up Case Against Karadzic

In the next stage of the trial, which begins in autumn, the defence aims to call hundreds of witnesses ‘to help Karadzic tell his side of the story’.

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