Latest Analysis from Bosnia and Herzegovina
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
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’.
Bosnia Cuts Dismissed as 'Illusion For IMF'
Announced cuts of 4.5 per cent to state sector salaries fail to address the fact that the country’s profligate entities spend far more money that the state, analysts say.
Parallel Probes Fail to Solve Dobrovoljacka Street Mystery
Two decades on from the attack that killed seven JNA soldiers, efforts to solve the case are in disarray, while Bosnian Serbs claim to be collecting fresh evidence.
Bosnians Battle For Control of EU Integration
While officials say the country will submit a membership application by the summer, the Serb entity and the state government are tussling over distribution of obligations.
Co-productions Remain Filmmakers’ Dream in Bosnia
Moviemakers from the country’s two entities hardly ever work together, which is why a short movie called “Happiness”, to be filmed soon, is attracting attention.
Ghost of Draza Mihailovic Still Divides Serbia
A potential court ruling on the Chetnik leader’s trial and execution in 1946 has reopened old, unhealed wounds in Serbia.
Bosnia Calls Time on Foreign Judges
As the last foreign judicial staff get ready to pack their bags in Bosnia, local lawyers are divided whether they did much good or not.
Komsic Emerges Victor From Bosnian SDP Power Struggle
Zeljko Komsic has positioned himself as the SDP’s crown prince after threatening to resign and so humiliating the current leader, Zlatko Lagumdzija.
Spectre of Border Changes Still Haunts Balkans
New policy paper suggesting frontiers may yet have to be adjusted in the region has revived debate on a hoary topic that never quite goes away.
Banja Luka Residents Fear For Kastel’s New Look
While most people want to see Banja Luka’s medieval fortress rebuilt, some fear that letting private companies open hotels and other facilities in the site may damage it.
Secret Indictments Offend Bosnian Victims
Victims in Bosnia see the decision to keep indictments secret as offensive, while NGOs worry it will make the monitoring of trials impossible.
Time Running out for Bosnia’s National Library
If the prolonged crisis in funding forces this landmark institution to close, yet another ‘national’ cultural institution will have vanished from Bosnia.
Srebrenica: Genocide Reconstructed
In July 1995 Srebrenica was shelled and occupied by the Army of Republic of Srpska,VRS, despite being declared a protected area by the United Nations. More than 7,000 people were killed, the victims of genocide.
Bosnia Fails to Draw Line Under Dobrovoljacka Case
State prosecutor’s decision to end probe into 14 top suspects has inflamed Serbian opinion in Bosnia - and increased the possibility that Serbia’s courts will step up their own investigations.
