A dangerous gamble: Republika Srpska’s test for Bosnia and the EU
Republika Srpska’s pro-Russian president is jeopardising Bosnia’s fragile peace and testing the limits of Brussels’s and Washington’s newly weakened relationship
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Deterrence starts in the Balkans: How NATO allies can prevent military escalation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
As NATO convenes in Vilnius, Kremlin proxies are undermining Bosnia and Herzegovina’s sovereignty. Allies need to formulate a diplomatic strategy to prevent a military crisis
Peace of the action: The Kremlin’s plans in Bosnia and Ukraine
Russia’s ambition to draw up a new international security architecture extends to regions where the US and its European allies have traditionally taken a leading role
Close to home: Germany’s state building challenge in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Germany insisted on its choice of new high representative. Now it needs to reveal if it has a plan to make the Bosnian state workable enough for the high representative institution to finally end
The Balkans non-paper and the dangers of Plan B
Only a firm framework of integration can bring long-term stability to the Balkans – this is as relevant today as it was in 2003, when EU leaders offered membership to all countries in the region
Great power politics in Bosnia: How Berlin can stabilise a dysfunctional state
Germany should rally its allies to imbue the Office of the High Representative with new purpose and authority to fulfil its mission
The voting dead: Why electoral fraud in Bosnia should matter to the EU
Voter fraud and voter intimidation appear in many forms in Bosnia, and are becoming especially visible ahead of upcoming local elections in November