What you need to know about Bosnia’s general election If Croat and Serb nationalist candidates win presidency seats, an even worse security crisis may unfold, analysts say. Al Jazeera · Sep 30, 2022
Explainer-What is at stake in Bosnia's general election? Bosnia is holding presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday amid its worst political crisis since the end of the 1992-95 war. Reuters · Sep 29, 2022
Nationalist divisions dim hopes for change after Bosnia's election Divisive nationalism has dominated campaigning for Bosnia's presidential and parliamentary elections on Oct. 2, suggesting reformists keen to modernise a dysfunctional economy and improve rule of law have scant chance of winning. Reuters · Sep 29, 2022
Bosnian Serb separatist leader blasts West, praises Russia Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik is facing an election this weekend and he has blasted the West and praised Vladimir Putin over his policies in the Balkans The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2022
Putin meets Bosnian Serb separatist leader, praises Serbia Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022
US scoffs as Bosnian Serb leader claims he can spy on US The U_S_ Embassy in Sarajevo has described claims by the Bosnian Serb leader that his security services are eavesdropping on the American ambassador to Sarajevo as “blustering.” The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022
German troops back to Bosnia as fear of instability grows Germany has deployed troops with the European Union's peacekeeping mission in Bosnia for the first time in a decade as concerns mount instability from the Ukraine war could spread to the Western Balkans. Reuters · Aug 16, 2022
Russia's influence in the Balkans is growing just as the region's fragile peace is threatened The EU continues to keep Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia on the waiting list to join, despite the possibility that the region could shift closer to Russia. The Conversation · Jul 18, 2022
Germany suspends funds over Bosnian Serb secessionist moves - envoy The German government has suspended 120 million euros ($125 million) worth of infrastructure projects in Bosnia's Serb region over its leaders secessionist policies, international peace envoy Christian Schmidt said on Monday. Reuters · Jul 4, 2022
Bosnian Serb leader prays for Trump's return, praises Putin The leader of Bosnia’s Serbs says he hopes former U.S. President Donald Trump returns to power The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2022
Germany to redeploy troops to Bosnia over ‘stability’ concerns ‘We together with our European and NATO partners will not allow a security vacuum in our immediate neighbourhood.’ Al Jazeera · Jun 15, 2022
US slaps new sanctions on Bosnia and Herzegovina officials Washington accuses sanctioned officials of pursuing ‘ethnonationalist and political agendas’ at expense of citizens. Al Jazeera · Jun 6, 2022
Bosnian Serb leader Dodik says Ukraine war has delayed secession plan The war in Ukraine and its knock-on effects have forced Bosnian Serb nationalists to delay plans to pull their region out of Bosnia's national institutions, their leader Milorad Dodik said on Monday. Reuters · Jun 6, 2022
UK foreign secretary visits Bosnia to pledge support British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is visiting Sarajevo to reaffirm the U.K.’s commitment to peace and stability in Bosnia amid growing fears of malign influence from Russia in the ethnically-divided Balkan country The Independent UK · May 26, 2022
Reuters · May 20, 2022 Serb leader tells EU Bosnia cannot join sanctions against Russia Bosnian Serb nationalist leader Milorad Dodik told European Council President Charles Michel on Friday that Bosnia needs to maintain neutrality and not join EU sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Foreign Affairs · May 18, 2022 Bosnia’s Dangerous Path How U.S. Policy Is Making a Bad Situation Worse
The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022 UK sanctions 2 Bosnian-Serb leader for undermining peace Britain has sanctioned two leading Bosnian-Serb politicians
The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022 UK announces sanctions against Bosnian-Serb politicians for ‘undermining peace’ Liz Truss said that with these ‘tough sanctions we are showing that the enemies of peace will be held to account’.
Reuters · Apr 11, 2022 UK sanctions Bosnian Serb separatist leader Britain said on Monday it had sanctioned Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik and a second Bosnian-Serb politician for what it described as their attempts to undermine the legitimacy and functionality of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Reuters · Mar 3, 2022 Bosnia's pro-Russian Serb leader tried to stop country's UN vote -report Bosnian Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik tried to prevent Bosnia from condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Wednesday's United Nations' vote, web portal Klix reported.
Al Jazeera · Feb 28, 2022 Time for Bosnia to ‘get rid of Russian influence’: Analysts The Ukraine crisis presents opportunity for Bosnia ‘to deal a decisive blow’ to Putin-backed separatists, experts say.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 21, 2022 EU Mulls Ways to Stop the Possible Breakup of Bosnia European Union foreign ministers on Monday discussed ways to ease tensions in Bosnia and prevent the possible breakup up of the ethnically divided Balkan country as the peace agreement brokered over 25 years ago continues to unravel. “The nationalist and separatist rhetoric is increasing in Bosnia and Herzegovina and jeopardizing…
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2022 EU mulls ways to stop the possible breakup of Bosnia European Union foreign ministers are discussing ways to ease tensions in Bosnia and prevent the possible breakup up of the ethnically divided Balkans country
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022 ‘Creating chaos’: Russia fans flames in the Balkans to threaten EU and Nato While all eyes are on Ukraine, Moscow’s manoeuvring in southeast Europe has stirred ethnic tensions and risks threatening fragile peace in several states, writes Borzou Daragahi
Tribune News Service · Feb 13, 2022 EU to weigh Bosnia sanctions if the political crisis worsens The European Union is debating whether it should impose sanctions on the Serb regime in Bosnia-Herzegovina if its leaders follow through on threats to secede from the rest of the Balkan country.