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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.
Two Decades on, Bosnia’s Divisions Are Self-Imposed
As the world remembers the anniversary of the start of the siege of the Bosnian capital, it is worth pondering the forces that still divide the country to this day.
The Big Powers Have Betrayed Democracy in Bosnia
Nation-building cannot be said to have failed in Bosnia as the big powers, operating under warped calculations, have not allowed democracy to take root there in the first place.
The West’s Balkan Proconsulships Are Doomed to Fail
The Wilsonian dream of rebuilding war-shattered societies by imposing Western values on them is doomed to disappointment if Bosnia and Kosovo are anything to go by.
The Painful Legacy of Brcko’s Imperial Experiment
Robert Farrand’s fascinating book on his time as colonial governor of Brcko contains important lessons for the world on the perils of state-building.
Year of Mixed Fortunes Awaits Bosnia
From hopes of economic growth to re-booting stalled EU integration processes, it all depends on whether the country can at last appoint ministers to state government.
Bosnia’s Anti-Corruption Agency Falls by Wayside
Two years since Bosnia set up the anti-graft body, it has few staff, no budget and no address – another casualty of Bosnia’s manifest unwillingness to tackle corruption.
Bosnian Parties Far Apart on Constitutional Reform
An ad hoc parliamentary commission set up to discuss constitutional reform in Bosnia has received myriad suggestions but shows no sign of reaching a consensus on the way ahead.
It’s Time Bosnians Declared What They Want
The fractured country will keep on drifting towards social and economic meltdown unless people start demanding that the politicians address their social and economic as well as national interests.
Serb Machiavelli Has Bosnia’s Future in His Hands
Having fanned the flame of Croat-Bosniak discord, the canny Serb leader, Milorad Dodik, has Bosnia just where he wants it - on its knees.
Bosnian Serbs Splash Out on Lobbying in US
Determined to reset its poor image abroad, the Republika Srpska has spent $13 million on lobby firms in the US since 2007. What it has achieved is unclear.
Cyprus Talk Holds No Lessons For Bosnia
It's getting fashionable to talk of the possible Cyprusization of Bosnia. Let's hope it never comes to that, for the results of that partition are not inspiring.
The Silent Passing of Europe’s Proconsulship in Bosnia
Valentin Inzko deserves praise for abandoning the so-called ‘Bonn powers’ whose arbitrary use reflected a failed, neo-colonial, approach to state building.
Milorad Dodik, the Bosnian Serbs’ Unstoppable Strongman
Love him or loathe him, the boss of the Republika Srpska has shown that his opinions cannot be left out of any discussion on the country’s future.
Bosnia’s Crisis Has Been Averted - For Now
One lesson from the latest crisis over the planned Bosnian Serb referendum is that Bosnia’s own institutions must learn to take charge of crises in future.
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