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Is Change coming (finally)? Thoughts on the Bosnian Protests
Bosnian presidency, the day afterPhoto by Nidžara Ahmetašević The protests that have erupted across Bosnia in recent days were in some ways no surprise. While the JMBG protests fizzled out last year ,...
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Not making sense of the Bosnian Protests: International reporting
International media have been struggling in covering the protests in Bosnia that began last week. At first, there was silence. It seemed like a few blog posts, including Eric Gordy, Jasmin Mujanovic...
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I am making a list, I am checking it twice: Identifying the enemies of RS
Most political parties are not successful publishers, but an exception seems to be Independent Alliance of Social Democrats (SNSD) of Milorad Dodik. In addition to the bestseller (according to Kurir...
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The Authoritarian Temptation
Here is the English version of a comment I wrote for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung called “The Authorititarian Temptation in the Balkans”. It draws on an article (co-authored with Irena Ristić) and a book...
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What the floods reveal: Consequences of a disaster
The floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and, to a lesser degree, in Croatia brought destruction and death to large areas. Thousands of homes were destroyed, some had been painstakingly rebuilt...
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Civil Society after the Protests in Bosnia
I had the pleasure to be part of a panel debate yesterday at the foreign ministry in Vienna on civil society. More meaningful than just “another” panel on Bosnia was the fact that it took place at...
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Why constitutional reform will not solve the Bosnian blockade
At a meeting at the German Foreign Ministry in Berlin on the future of Bosnia with senior international officials and experts, I have had a chance to discuss the benefits and disadvantages of...
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Debating the need for constitutional reform in Bosnia
Valery Perry, whose work over the years in Bosnia I very much appreciate responded to my blog (reblogged at TransConflict) on constitutional change in Bosnia. She has been key in the K143 coalition I...
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10 Things I learned on the Balkans in 2014
1. The revolution is not dead #460841514 / gettyimages.com Even though the protests in Bosnia in February did not last and few (if any) of the demands were met, smaller protests have continued and...
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Remembering along national lines: What is going wrong with the commemoration...
As the 20th anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica has turned into a spectacle over the angry crowd towards the presence of Aleksandar Vučić at the commemoration, there is a deeper problem with the...
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Small steps and (not so) great expectations. Notes from the Vienna Summit
This post was first published on the Balkans in Europe Policy Blog The Viennese Hofburg makes for a grand setting for any summit. When Western Balkan governments met with EU officials and...
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10 Things I learned on the Balkans in 2014
1. The revolution is not dead Embed from Getty Images Even though the protests in Bosnia in February did not last and few (if any) of the demands were met, smaller protests have continued and recent...
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Un-Happy Birthday, Republika Srpska
Mailmen for Republika Srpska. Source: Srdjan Puhalo, twitter. Last December, I gave an interview to Der Standard on the dangerous positions of far-right candidate Norbert Hofer in the Balkans,...
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Naming and Shaming Airports
Flying from the recently opened Dr. Franjo Tudjman Airport in Zagreb, a building with considerable grace, so different from the dour narrow-mindedness of its name giver, to Alexander the Great airport...
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The Crisis Machine
Over the past 15 years, every new crisis seems to be the biggest crisis since Dayton. As sure as it is that each one fades into the background, the next one will follow like clockwork. The permanent...
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