The Persistence of Artificial Divisions in the Balkans
Bottom Line Up Front More than two decades after the official end of the wars in the Balkans, ethnic divisions still define the political […] More
Posts Tagged ‘Bosnia’
Balkan Democracy Dances Between Russia, Turkey and NATO
Bosnia and Herzegovina has been held together under two separate entities ever since the Dayton Peace Agreement in 1995 ended the civil war and created […] More
What Independence Means in Sarajevo
Marking the birthday of American independence away from home is always a unique experience. I have celebrated the fourth of July in war zones and […] More
Exporting Jihad: Bosnia and Kosovo
Bosnia and Kosovo are two of the biggest exporters of jihadists joining the Islamic State (ISIS) and al-Nusra Front (al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria) from the […] More
Limited Reach and Appeal in Kosovo
Those who use radical and extremist methods to achieve their political goals employ the most horrifying and inhumane ways to kill, terrorize, and punish people, […] More
Radicalization as a Prop in Bosnia's Elections
Every second year is an election year in Bosnia and Herzegovina. For this “heart shaped land” in the center of the forever-stigmatized Western Balkans, local […] More