As the world watches Ukraine, Bosniaks worry their Bosnian Serb neighbors are preparing for war — and they may get help from Moscow.
Legacies of the Srebrenica Killings and Bosnia’s Fragile Peace
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Balkans: The Bulwark of Christianity?
Anti-immigration sentiment has created a new set of walls in the Balkans.
Oversimplifying Conflicts Doesn’t Help Protect Civilians
Conflicts don’t have to include “genocide” to demand intervention. And “intervention” doesn’t have to mean military action.
Yugoslavia’s War Crimes Tribunal Showed the Promise – and Limits – of International Justice
The groundbreaking court brought many of the war’s worst criminals to justice, but more is needed to heal the region’s deep divisions.
What Every Country Can Do to Make Schools Safe
Schools should be safe places for children — even during wartime.
The Dayton Accords 20 Years On
Some Europeans were happy to see Bosnian Muslims massacred by the Serbs and Croats.
Could the Yugoslav Wars Have Been Avoided?
In 1990, the large national debt, stagnation, and Serbian nationalism threatened to tear apart the Yugoslav state.
Balkans: Still Digging Toward NATO
Despite the fallout in Ukraine, several Balkan countries are angling to join NATO — and freely misinforming their publics to get there.
How Hard Times Are Healing Bosnia
Amid rising anti-government sentiment and a series of natural disasters, Bosnia-Herzegovina’s fractured ethnic communities are drawing strength from an unlikely source: each other.
A Bittersweet Victory for Srebrenica’s Survivors
The long, slow process of obtaining justice for Europe’s worst genocide since World War II.